Germ WarfareThe Scottish Border Clan families were always fighting one another, and when they were not at each others' throats, they were fighting the English.
One of the particularly unpleasant ways of "doing the dirty" on their foes was for the archers to urinate then dip the arrows in the urine just prior to firing them. Thus this early attempt at Germ Warfare!
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Hmm, I always wondered where that term came from.
Yes they were a charming lot in those days!!!!!
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