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	Podcast:		Deeply Human
	Episode:		Faded
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:26:47
	Publish Date:		2022-03-25 04:01:00
	Description:		Why do we use intoxicants? Whether it’s booze, weed, opiates, or even caffeine, the drive to catch a buzz seems almost universal for members of our species. For big parts of the world, drinking alcohol plays a huge role in our social lives, in religious rituals, and in some eras it was even a prerequisite for civic engagement. Find out how the phrase “take him down a peg or two” was derived from a drinking game, which animals consume alcohol, and hear from the professor inventing an alcohol substitute. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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