Pigs, as well as humans, can harbor influenza viruses adapted to other species, allowing the viruses to exchange genes and create a pandemic strain.
Snap-Apple Night by Daniel Maclise portrays a Halloween party in Blarney, Ireland, in 1832. The young people on the left side play various divination games, while children on the right bob for apples. A couple in the center play "Snap-Apple", which involves retrieving an apple hanging from a string