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This 18th Century Law Wanted Beer To Be The New Coffee

And more facts from the wonder of Dave's World Way back in 1777, a man by the name of Frederick the...
Stewart Griffin
Stewart Griffin

3:31 PM - 9 May 2019



Dave Moore

This 18th Century Law Wanted Beer To Be The New Coffee

Stewart Griffin
Stewart Griffin

3:31 PM - 9 May 2019

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And more facts from the wonder of Dave's World

Way back in 1777, a man by the name of Frederick the Great of Prussia issued a manifesto claiming beer’s superiority over coffee.

His argument was that coffee got in the way of the country’s beer consumption, apparently hoping a royal statement would make Prussians eager for a pint of beer in the morning instead.

Frederick’s statement proclaimed, “His Majesty was brought up on beer,” explaining why he thought breakfast drinking was a good idea.

I don't see anything like that being proposed nowadays. Pity.

Dave also has some Beatles trivia for us and a disgruntled mathematician refusing a sh*tload of cash.

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