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Not parent, but after 1 minute of googling: https://historyfacts.com/us-history/fact/the-u-s-government-poisoned-alcohol-during-prohibition/ https://historyfact
by twsahjklf 6mo 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 6mo agoThey 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 6mo 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 6mo agoYeah, the context was in the US.