Tuberculosis was also known as phthisis and consumption from Hippocrates through to the 18th century [1], the white death [4] and the great white plague [5] during the 19th century, and other names which evoked the despair and horror of the disease such as the robber of youth [6], the Captain of all these men of Death [7], the graveyard cough [8], ...
Why you should go: Though there are many smaller offshoots of Oktoberfest around the world, Munich's original fair is the biggest beer festival in the world. In 2013, more than $96,178,668 worth of beer was served every day during the festival.
The Gion Festival is a spectacular event held at Yasaka Shrine in Japan's ancient city of Kyoto. Many people visit Kyoto each year just to attend this famous festival. The Gion festival and the Aoi festival are two of Kyoto's most famous festivals. The Gion Festival got started in the year 896, when a serious illness was sweeping through Kyoto.