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Re:Medieval peasants got more vacation time than modern work... by kylegordon on Friday March 23, 2018 @09:14AM (#16657696)
> Medieval peasants, as far as I know, did drink a lot of beer.

Because back then beer was safer to drink than water.

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Re:Medieval peasants got more vacation time than modern work... by emodendroket on Friday March 23, 2018 @09:49AM (#16658050)
While I thought so too, that seems to be a myth. https://history.howstuffworks.com/medieval-people-drink-beer...
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