everybody choice today alcohol is so ubiquitous in the West that it’s kind of
ubiquitous in the West that it’s kind of
ubiquitous in the West that it’s kind of mind-blowing to think that there was a
mind-blowing to think that there was a
mind-blowing to think that there was a time and you could be arrested just for
time and you could be arrested just for
time and you could be arrested just for buying a six-pack welcome to
buying a six-pack welcome to
buying a six-pack welcome to watchmojo.com it we’re counting down the
watchmojo.com it we’re counting down the
watchmojo.com it we’re counting down the five most fascinating facts about the
five most fascinating facts about the
five most fascinating facts about the USA’s prohibition of alcohol during the
USA’s prohibition of alcohol during the
USA’s prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s and 30s as you know in less than
1920s and 30s as you know in less than
1920s and 30s as you know in less than two hours liquor will be declared
two hours liquor will be declared
two hours liquor will be declared illegal by decree of the distinguished
illegal by decree of the distinguished
illegal by decree of the distinguished gentlemen of our nation’s Congress true
gentlemen of our nation’s Congress true
gentlemen of our nation’s Congress true those beautiful ignorant bastards number
those beautiful ignorant bastards number
those beautiful ignorant bastards number five
five
five drinking wasn’t actually illegal the
drinking wasn’t actually illegal the
drinking wasn’t actually illegal the Brewers and distillers were suffering
Brewers and distillers were suffering
Brewers and distillers were suffering county-by-county state-by-state they
county-by-county state-by-state they
county-by-county state-by-state they were being forced to close down the 18th
were being forced to close down the 18th
were being forced to close down the 18th amendment also known as the Volstead Act
amendment also known as the Volstead Act
amendment also known as the Volstead Act went into effect in January 1920 and
went into effect in January 1920 and
went into effect in January 1920 and made the manufacture sale and
made the manufacture sale and
made the manufacture sale and distribution of liquor illegal so if
distribution of liquor illegal so if
distribution of liquor illegal so if like some wealthy individuals of the day
like some wealthy individuals of the day
like some wealthy individuals of the day you bought out the stock of an entire
you bought out the stock of an entire
you bought out the stock of an entire liquor store before the law went into
liquor store before the law went into
liquor store before the law went into effect you could still enjoy it in the
effect you could still enjoy it in the
effect you could still enjoy it in the privacy of your own home what’s that
privacy of your own home what’s that
privacy of your own home what’s that lemonade in your hand I’m just proposing
lemonade in your hand I’m just proposing
lemonade in your hand I’m just proposing we call a spade a spade it was also
we call a spade a spade it was also
we call a spade a spade it was also possible to receive a doctor’s
possible to receive a doctor’s
possible to receive a doctor’s prescription by medical whiskey from a
prescription by medical whiskey from a
prescription by medical whiskey from a pharmacy so-called blind pigs got around
pharmacy so-called blind pigs got around
pharmacy so-called blind pigs got around the sales restriction by instead
the sales restriction by instead
the sales restriction by instead charging people to see some interesting
charging people to see some interesting
charging people to see some interesting animal like a Blind Pig and gave patrons
animal like a Blind Pig and gave patrons
animal like a Blind Pig and gave patrons a free drink with admission that loopy
banco number for prohibition made
banco number for prohibition made cocktails popular what about like some
cocktails popular what about like some
cocktails popular what about like some pineapple juice with a little bit of rum
pineapple juice with a little bit of rum
pineapple juice with a little bit of rum on the side of course like it’s not
on the side of course like it’s not
on the side of course like it’s not cocktail guy since the manufacturer of
cocktail guy since the manufacturer of
cocktail guy since the manufacturer of alcohol was done on the black market
alcohol was done on the black market
alcohol was done on the black market much of the liquor being supplied to
much of the liquor being supplied to
much of the liquor being supplied to illegal saloons was filled with poisons
illegal saloons was filled with poisons
illegal saloons was filled with poisons like wood alcohol iodine and sulfuric
like wood alcohol iodine and sulfuric
like wood alcohol iodine and sulfuric acid but more on that later
excuse me so since the stuff tasted
excuse me so since the stuff tasted awful and there wasn’t a wide variety of
awful and there wasn’t a wide variety of
awful and there wasn’t a wide variety of it bartenders would mix in things like
it bartenders would mix in things like
it bartenders would mix in things like fruit juices sugar and grenadine to mask
fruit juices sugar and grenadine to mask
fruit juices sugar and grenadine to mask the taste of death historical data on
the taste of death historical data on
the taste of death historical data on these details seems spotty but it does
these details seems spotty but it does
these details seems spotty but it does stand to reason also sweet drinks are
stand to reason also sweet drinks are
stand to reason also sweet drinks are easier to down quickly which is
easier to down quickly which is
easier to down quickly which is important when the joint could be rated
important when the joint could be rated
important when the joint could be rated at any moment this is a fact the 20,000
at any moment this is a fact the 20,000
at any moment this is a fact the 20,000 quarts of whiskeys now being destroyed
quarts of whiskeys now being destroyed
quarts of whiskeys now being destroyed under court order go to it boy
number three propaganda played a huge
number three propaganda played a huge role but at high school age even though
role but at high school age even though
role but at high school age even though your mind seems mature your body isn’t
your mind seems mature your body isn’t
your mind seems mature your body isn’t an alcohol is a vial of narcotic in
an alcohol is a vial of narcotic in
an alcohol is a vial of narcotic in order to get the law passed groups like
order to get the law passed groups like
order to get the law passed groups like the Christian women’s temperance League
the Christian women’s temperance League
the Christian women’s temperance League and the anti-saloon League launched
and the anti-saloon League launched
and the anti-saloon League launched massive anti-alcohol campaigns to sway
massive anti-alcohol campaigns to sway
massive anti-alcohol campaigns to sway popular opinion over the course of eight
popular opinion over the course of eight
popular opinion over the course of eight years liquor thy names delirium drinking
years liquor thy names delirium drinking
years liquor thy names delirium drinking was portrayed as the cause of just about
was portrayed as the cause of just about
was portrayed as the cause of just about every societal ill it was said to
every societal ill it was said to
every societal ill it was said to bankrupt and destroy families while
bankrupt and destroy families while
bankrupt and destroy families while making evil brewery tycoons and saloon
making evil brewery tycoons and saloon
making evil brewery tycoons and saloon owners filthy rich the DRI campaigners
owners filthy rich the DRI campaigners
owners filthy rich the DRI campaigners as they were called also wanted to paint
as they were called also wanted to paint
as they were called also wanted to paint booze as massively expensive to
booze as massively expensive to
booze as massively expensive to taxpayers
taxpayers
taxpayers I say alcohol let’s go ironically though
I say alcohol let’s go ironically though
I say alcohol let’s go ironically though it was actually the millions lost to tax
it was actually the millions lost to tax
it was actually the millions lost to tax revenue and the hundreds of millions it
revenue and the hundreds of millions it
revenue and the hundreds of millions it cost to enforce the law that led to its
cost to enforce the law that led to its
cost to enforce the law that led to its repeal in 1933 and so that’s why
repeal in 1933 and so that’s why
repeal in 1933 and so that’s why alcohols Bay has that marijuana made it
alcohols Bay has that marijuana made it
alcohols Bay has that marijuana made it back up here yet number two the KKK
back up here yet number two the KKK
back up here yet number two the KKK supported prohibition and vice versa
supported prohibition and vice versa
supported prohibition and vice versa from all those smart ass folks say we
from all those smart ass folks say we
from all those smart ass folks say we come descended from monkey
come descended from monkey
come descended from monkey that’s not my coach in Hampi the Ku Klux
that’s not my coach in Hampi the Ku Klux
that’s not my coach in Hampi the Ku Klux Klan are white supremacist group first
Klan are white supremacist group first
Klan are white supremacist group first founded in the mid 19th century before
founded in the mid 19th century before
founded in the mid 19th century before prohibition there were small fringe
prohibition there were small fringe
prohibition there were small fringe organizations scattered throughout the
organizations scattered throughout the
organizations scattered throughout the south but their ardent sometimes even
south but their ardent sometimes even
south but their ardent sometimes even violent supported prohibition made them
violent supported prohibition made them
violent supported prohibition made them hugely popular with the general booze
hugely popular with the general booze
hugely popular with the general booze hate in public by 1925 their membership
hate in public by 1925 their membership
hate in public by 1925 their membership numbers had ballooned from a few
numbers had ballooned from a few
numbers had ballooned from a few thousand to between three and six
thousand to between three and six
thousand to between three and six million members from all over the
million members from all over the
million members from all over the country they burned down saloons
country they burned down saloons
country they burned down saloons raided road houses for stashes of hooch
raided road houses for stashes of hooch
raided road houses for stashes of hooch and were even deputized by federal
and were even deputized by federal
and were even deputized by federal officials to do so
officials to do so
officials to do so luckily they fell from popularity that
luckily they fell from popularity that
luckily they fell from popularity that same decade and now have fewer than
same decade and now have fewer than
same decade and now have fewer than 10,000 members we got us here brother
Mexicans number one Uncle Sam’s tainted
Mexicans number one Uncle Sam’s tainted hooch killed thousands partner I don’t
hooch killed thousands partner I don’t
hooch killed thousands partner I don’t know if that’s the safest thing I were
know if that’s the safest thing I were
know if that’s the safest thing I were saying or you’re some kind of damn
saying or you’re some kind of damn
saying or you’re some kind of damn genius hmm now not to make light of a
genius hmm now not to make light of a
genius hmm now not to make light of a tragedy like this but Uncle Sam’s
tragedy like this but Uncle Sam’s
tragedy like this but Uncle Sam’s tainted which would be an awesome name
tainted which would be an awesome name
tainted which would be an awesome name for a punk band just sayin manufacturer
for a punk band just sayin manufacturer
for a punk band just sayin manufacturer of alcohol for industrial purposes was
of alcohol for industrial purposes was
of alcohol for industrial purposes was still permitted during Prohibition but
still permitted during Prohibition but
still permitted during Prohibition but the government tried to make it
the government tried to make it
the government tried to make it completely undrinkable by forcing
completely undrinkable by forcing
completely undrinkable by forcing manufacturers to add chemicals to it
manufacturers to add chemicals to it
manufacturers to add chemicals to it some of these chemicals were harmless
some of these chemicals were harmless
some of these chemicals were harmless but others were toxic and this builds a
but others were toxic and this builds a
but others were toxic and this builds a breed y’all way across it when you shake
breed y’all way across it when you shake
breed y’all way across it when you shake it so I say you can tell it’s good
it so I say you can tell it’s good
it so I say you can tell it’s good alcohol it’s estimated that a tenth of
alcohol it’s estimated that a tenth of
alcohol it’s estimated that a tenth of all the industrial alcohol produced in
all the industrial alcohol produced in
all the industrial alcohol produced in this period wound up being drunk anyhow
this period wound up being drunk anyhow
this period wound up being drunk anyhow causing paralysis blindness and even
causing paralysis blindness and even
causing paralysis blindness and even death the most common estimate is that
death the most common estimate is that
death the most common estimate is that about 10,000 people died from this
about 10,000 people died from this
about 10,000 people died from this tainted hooch but some authors put that
tainted hooch but some authors put that
tainted hooch but some authors put that number at as high as 12,000 in 1927
number at as high as 12,000 in 1927
number at as high as 12,000 in 1927 alone professor professor
so what do you think so can’t even like
so what do you think so can’t even like process this should we give prohibition
process this should we give prohibition
process this should we give prohibition another try
another try
another try or maybe prohibit fewer intoxicants wait
or maybe prohibit fewer intoxicants wait
or maybe prohibit fewer intoxicants wait what you can’t seriously wanna ban
what you can’t seriously wanna ban
what you can’t seriously wanna ban alcohol it tastes great makes women
alcohol it tastes great makes women
alcohol it tastes great makes women appear more attractive and makes a
appear more attractive and makes a
appear more attractive and makes a person virtually invulnerable to
person virtually invulnerable to
person virtually invulnerable to criticism for more sugary sweet top tens
criticism for more sugary sweet top tens
criticism for more sugary sweet top tens and may cause blindness top fives be
and may cause blindness top fives be
and may cause blindness top fives be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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