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Revenge on Bad Tippers

In 1918, more than a hundred waiters were arrested in Chicago for slipping a mickey to bad tippers.

December 12 at 1:48 PM 3.4 4

Origins of the Mickey

The drink containing chloral hydrate - a "mickey" - got its name from Mickey Finn, a Chicago restauranteur who in 1903 used the drink to drug his patrons and rob them.

December 4 at 4:22 AM 3.0 4

Although he immortalized the phrase "cheezborger, cheezborger," John Belushi had never been to the Billy Goat Tavern

Although he immortalized the phrase "cheezborger, cheezborger," John Belushi admitted that he'd never gone to the Billy Goat Tavern.

November 19 at 3:58 AM 3.0 4

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