ginger - References in popular culture

To members of the Race, an alien species in Harry Turtledove's best-selling novel series Worldwar, ginger is a highly addictive, psychoactive drug, with an effect similar to that of cocaine or PCP in humans.
In Cockney rhyming slang, ginger is a derogatory euphemism for homosexual . The original slang rhymed queer with ginger beer .
In the west of Scotland (particularly Glasgow), ginger is a term for any carbonated soft drink.
Before the First World War, it was common for mounted regiments to receive large vats of root ginger before public ceremonies, which were peeled and cut into suppositories for the horses. The burning sensation made the horses hold their tails up; this practice is called Figging or feaguing.
Ginger is also a common slang term in Great Britain for red-haired individuals, while In North America (USA and Canada) terms involving the word "carrot" are much more common and in Australian English slang, a red-head is a bluey / blooie .