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abeppu
31 days ago
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Prohibition and ice cream in the US Navy
Concurrent with the WWII ice cream barges, the Navy _did_ actually have a lot of alcohol but really didn't want anyone to drink it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torpedo_juice
SoftTalker
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Didn't they also have an exception for "medicinal" use? I wonder how often the pharmacist's mate was called upon for a prescription?
sidewndr46
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At least one Soviet aircraft doubled as a flying bar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xygj1MOIdo
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