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Scotchy Scotch Scotch: Down Into My Belly
On this date in 1495, the first first official record of the production of Scotch whisky was made. Here are some things you may not have known about Scotch. That first record was a tax document for a monk named John Cor who was the distiller at Lindores Abbey in Fife, Scotland. The record indicated…
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Prohibition: America’s Dumbest Idea
On this date in 1917, the 18th amendment to the U.S. Constitution passed the Senate and was sent to the states for ratification. Here are some facts you may not have known about prohibition. Prohibition was the climax of the temperance movement in the United States. The movement began in earnest just after the American…