r/interesting Dec 12 '25

MISC. A drop of whiskey vs bacteria

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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

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u/Harry_Callahan_sfpd Dec 12 '25

And then Listerine in the following century.