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Charcoal may prevent hangovers. A recent study at Columbia University duplicated actual stomach conditions and used a standard-brand, 86-proof whiskey. The finding: "It is the congeners--impurities--in whiskey that cause hangover symptoms. Charcoal removes the congeners." So now--wouldn't you know it?--one company is planning to manufacture charcoal in an easy-to-swallow capsule form. Says a company spokesman, "It wouldn't be a bad idea for bartenders to set out plates of charcoal capsules along with the peanuts and pretzels."