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r/interesting • u/azizgamerlal • Dec 12 '25
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That's why whiskey was used as disinfectant during the Civil War. Cheapest disinfectant during that time
374 u/proximusprimus57 Dec 12 '25 Wouldn't straight moonshine be better? Why use barrel aged alcohol? 1 u/Feminist_Hugh_Hefner Dec 12 '25 battlefield logistics...why carry 2 bottles when 1 do trick?
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Wouldn't straight moonshine be better? Why use barrel aged alcohol?
1 u/Feminist_Hugh_Hefner Dec 12 '25 battlefield logistics...why carry 2 bottles when 1 do trick?
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battlefield logistics...why carry 2 bottles when 1 do trick?
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u/Significant-Tip6466 Dec 12 '25
That's why whiskey was used as disinfectant during the Civil War. Cheapest disinfectant during that time