2019: spa Jun 25, 2020

The modern idea of a spa as a resort started with the town of Belgium, Spa, but it wasn't a building that attracted the early visitors. The waters were thought to have healing properties so many would visit the mineral baths for medicinal reasons. Indeed, still many use the word as a general term for mineral (spring) water, or even drinking fountains in some American dialects.

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