although in the USA it's the young raver types that I see drinking red bull, the drink originates in Austria, and in neighboring Hungary it's the old men standing outside the medicinal baths that i see drinking red bull. i've been told that *they* believe it's made from bull testicles, and drink it to increase their virility. and the package does say it's made with "taurine" -- what else would that be? oh, ok, just an amino acid.
Here's a excellent urban-legend-smashing page dealing with the bull testicles and other favorite rumors about governments banning red bull for containing Glucuronolactone.
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[strick/2007-06-30]
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[strick/2003-08-25]
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[jake/2003-03-02]
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[jake/2003-02-21]
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[jake/2002-10-05]
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[rupe/2000-07-04]
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[rupe/2000-04-28]
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