The only comment posted so far suggests the cavemen were making beer.

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somebody told me that a pint of guinness contains 1000 (or some vast number) calories, and they prescribe it to wasted away patients after hospital. Tell me if there is any truth in this, please?

I heard a theory that beer (talking British ales primarily) in some cases gets its name from how it is produced, specifically what ends up in the vat during the brewing process. I've heard of ales which add a whole chicken to the mix, sometimes other animals by accident. If the theory holds, a...