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WTF Fun Fact – XXX Meaning

September 22, 2019 by WTF

The ‘XXX’ which is often used to indicate “poison” originated from moonshiners. The X’s indicated their alcohol had been run through the still 3 times and was now pure and strong. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://vinepair.com/articles/what-moonshine-xxx-label-mean/

WTF Fun Fact – Moonshine Ingredients

July 26, 2019July 26, 2019 by WTF

Cocktails became popular during Prohibition because juices were needed to hide the taste of some of the ingredients in the moonshine like dead rats, rotten meat, wood tar, and others. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/modern-craft-cocktail-movement-got-its-start-during-prohibition-180971265/