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"I seem to have collected an impressive array of items on various science-y aspects of beer, which forms the topic of today's monster post. Benjamin Franklin once observed, "Beer is living proof that God wants us to be happy," and we're all about sharing the joy here at the cocktail party."
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"Marijuana is neither evil nor dangerous. Scientists have proven its medical uses. It has spared millions from anguish. But the casual pleasure marijuana has delivered is orders of magnitude greater than the pain it has assuaged, and pleasure matters too. Thatâs probably why Barack Obama smoked up the second and third times: because he liked it. Thatâs why tens of millions of Americans regularly take a puff, despite the misconceived laws meant to save us from our own wickedness. "
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