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Do you have a source?

• twsahjklf 7mo ago
  Not parent, but after 1 minute of googling: https://historyfacts.com/us-history/fact/the-u-s-government-poisoned-alcohol-during-prohibition/ https://historyfacts.com/us-history/fact/the-u-s-government-... Note that we are talking about industrial alcohol, which was not made for human consumption but could be distilled to make it palatable (before the toxic additives were added).
  • giantg2 7mo ago
    They made it sound as if they were poisoning alcohol intended for drinking (looks like it was possibly edited or I missed that it said industrial). Methanol and other additives are still added to most industrial alcohol today.
    • hilbert42 7mo ago
      "Methanol and other additives are still added to most industrial alcohol today." Depends in which country you reside. Where I am the denaturants methanol and pyridine were removed decades ago and replaced with the nontoxic bitterant denatonium.
      • giantg2 7mo ago
        Yeah, the context was in the US.