M.S. Bellows, Jr. on Nostr: #TIL: 1. There used to be a French burgundy wine fortified with cocaine. 2. The ...
#TIL:
1. There used to be a French burgundy wine fortified with cocaine.
2. The version exported to the US contained EXTRA cocaine, because: exceptionalism or something. #Murika
3. Coca-Cola began as a similar cocaine-alcohol beverage plus kola nuts, but became a soft drink bec. Prohibition forced removal of the alcohol BUT NOT THE FREAKING COCAINE. (Quotes are in the image's alt.txt.)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin_Mariani 
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