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Re:America has a drinking problem by zokula on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @07:39PM (#27362872)
> Yes, the pilgrims preferred beer over water because the water kept killing them. Drinking tea or beer was a matter of safety, not mere preference or addiction.

That's a myth.

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Re:America has a drinking problem by ashtonkem on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @07:48PM (#27362951)
[Citation needed]
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Re:America has a drinking problem by jaguar1878 on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @09:54PM (#27363896)
AskHistorians on reddit has put this very question into their "very frequently asked questions" due to its popularity, and there's a decent number of answers describing why its a myth:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7b8jea/is_it...

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2bewpo/what_...

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Re:America has a drinking problem by ashtonkem on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @12:06AM (#27364722)
Ah, that is helpful. Thank you.
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