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You can 100% say that European civilization was heavily, heavily influenced by the consumption of alcohol.
by dyauspitr 5d ago
You can 100% say that European civilization was heavily, heavily influenced by the consumption of alcohol.
- Gualdrapo 5d agoWhat do you mean "was"?
- kekebo 5d agoSupposedly there was a time when drinking beer was often safer than drinking water from available sources, including for children. I guess there are levels
- onlypassingthru 5d agoThey didn't make Arnold a saint for nothing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_of_Soissons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_of_Soissons
- AngryData 5d agoA lot of it was weaker small beer though too, like 1-2%.
- dyauspitr 5d agoEach person was going through a gallon a day though, that’s still 4-5 standard drinks which is a crazy amount to drink all day everyday.
- mitxela 5d agoSpread throughout the day you wouldn't be more than half a standard drink deep at a time in terms of psychological effects. Terrible for your liver though.