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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
Right, drink beer.
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This is why, during the 1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak,
brewery workers did not contract cholera:
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There was one significant anomaly – none of the workers in the nearby Broad Street brewery contracted cholera. They were given a daily allowance of beer, and did not consume water from the nearby well. The water used in the brewing process is boiled during mashing which kills cholera bacteria.
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I'll be brewing on Thursday. The first time since my divorce Hejira ended.