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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Material-Raccoon-87 on 2024-09-07 17:13:21+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that by the 1830s, American alcohol consumption had peaked at an all-time high of 7.1 gallons of absolute alcohol per capita annually–more than three times the current consumption rate of 2.18 gallons (2005).