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mrsoojay t1_j2fnhrd wrote

Reply to comment by this_water in ELI5: It’s quite clear that alcohol and cigarettes are bad for our health, why are they still around? by kinotico

Indeed. Water was notoriously unhealthy in many parts of the world, causing severe illness and death. But beer requires boiling the water first, removing said bacteria. It also contributed to creative and inventive thinking. The pyramids, math, modern agriculture, factories, all from beer. There’s a Discovery TV series called How Beer Saved The World that I highly recommend.

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