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Many hot drinks, unlike most cold ones, hail from a long line of magical medicinal elixirs. This is true whether you prefer to be healed with or without alcohol.

Cinnamon, nutmeg, cocoa and clove -- perennial holiday spices -- pop up in dozens of warming cocktails not just because they are wonderfully aromatic, but because they relieve upset stomachs. Coffees, teas and chocolates are noted for their antioxidants as much as their terrific flavor versatility; you can easily make them extra sweet, spicy or boozy. And whiskey and rum, the usual go-to ingredients in warm cocktails, have long been known to soothe the soul.

The ten hot drinks listed after the jump represent both specific libations and general cocktail categories. Serve in mugs or snifters -- they warm the hands too.

My whole worldview has been turned on its head of late. First I learned that dogs are really into vegetables. Now I hear that mice don't really like cheese.

Despite what years of watching Tom and Jerry may have taught me, British scientists say otherwise. Researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University have found that mice don't like cheese because they prefer foods that are high in sugar. Their diet consists mostly of grains and fruit. Interestingly enough, the study was backed by the Stilton Cheese Makers' Association.

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