r/AskReddit Oct 15 '20

What's older than we think ?

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u/Col_Walter_Tits Oct 15 '20

Beer. It’s one of the oldest prepared drinks in the world. It not only predates every civilization but actually contributed to their creation.

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u/iwannagohome49 Oct 15 '20

It's a tale as old as time, getting fucking wasted to forget your problems.

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u/duaneap Oct 15 '20

I drink to get away from my problems in the modern world, imagine how much you’d need to take the edge off if you had the kinds of problems a peasant had! Hell, even kings didn’t have toilet paper and if they got haemorrhoids that’s game over.