11 Strange Drinking Rituals From Around the World
| March 23, 2015
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Cobra Heart Shots – Vietnam
Despite seeming like a cruel medieval feat of strength, tourists in Vietnam continue to partake in cobra heart shots. After selecting your own cobra from a bucket, the head is painfully cut off with a pair of dull scissors and the blood drained into a glass with a blended mix of the heart and some vodka for good measure. There are definitely better uses of your dongs. (Dong being a Vietnamese dollar, but you knew that.)
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