>That reminds me, I heard/read something very interesting about the origin of vodka recently - can't remember what it was.
I don't know what you might be referring to - the Wikipedia entry explains the (possible) origin of the word, the history of the drink, its characteristics (basically, vodka only contains water and alcohol), and a few more details.
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