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TIL that absinthe consumption was so prevalent in France, and debilitating, that France's insane asylums more than doubled (57%) their populations in ten years chiefly due to "The Destroyer, "Gree... (chroniclingamerica.loc.gov)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/DesertSunJunkie on 2025-02-17 02:00:13.

Original Title: TIL that absinthe consumption was so prevalent in France, and debilitating, that France's insane asylums more than doubled (57%) their populations in ten years chiefly due to "The Destroyer, "Green Demon," "Green Fiend," "Green Peril, "Green Damnation," "Green Terror."

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