Odd headache remedies

I've dealt with headaches, including migraines, all of my life. Usually Ibuprofin takes care of my headaches and sometimes a good cold wash cloth on my forehead or the back of my neck feels good. Other than that, I've found very little that actually gets rid of a headache. When I was in middle school, I found out that I had an allergy to dairy products (cow dairy products, specifically), so I cut those out and things got a lot better.

Anyhoo, I found this article kind of interesting because people have all kinds of ideas about how to get rid of a headache or prevent them. I especially liked the line, "If your tresses were spread by the wind, stepped upon by a man or picked up by a bird and used in the construction of a nest, you could expect a headache." And coming in on a close second, "Wearing a tight hat was thought to bring on headache, although once the headache arrived, binding the head with something else—a red bandana, a blue kitchen towel, a hangman's noose—might be a potential cure."

Funny what people will think of...