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todayilearned
Jan 09, 2020
TIL that during prohibition, the US government intentionally added lethal poison to industrial alcohols, knowing they were used by bootleggers and sold to the public. This federal poisoning program led to over 10,000 deaths.
18th amendment
al capone
america
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blindness
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charles norris
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daniel okrent
deborah blum
dementia
detroit free press
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last call: the rise and fall of prohibition
malcolm bingay
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methyl alcohol
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prohibition
scandal
smithsonian
speakeasy
temperance
the poisoner's handbook
theresa mcculla
us
volstead act
todayilearned
Sep 07, 2019
TIL: Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa, who is often portrayed as the epitome of Mexican machismo, never drank alcohol. He actually was so worried about alcoholism spreading in Mexico, that he banned alcohol from his province of Chihuahua.
19th century
20th century
abstinence
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american journal of pharmacy
american media
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chihauhua
emiliano zapata
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john poister
los angeles times
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marie sarita gaytán
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mezcal
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nativism
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temperance
tequila
the new american bartender's guide
twentieth century
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viva villa!
william benton
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