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Old 04-19-2016, 08:38 AM  
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"...human ancestors began consuming alcohol as early as 80 million years ago, when early primates occasionally ate rotting fermented fruit rich in ethanol."

Origins of Human Alcohol Consumption Revealed
'"I suspect ethanol was a second-choice item," Carrigan said. "If the ancestors of humans, chimps and gorillas had a choice between rotten and normal fruit, they would go for the normal fruit. Just because they were adapted to be able to ingest it doesn't mean ethanol was their first choice, nor that they were perfectly adapted to metabolize it. They might have benefited from small quantities, but not to excessive consumption."

so they just figured out a way to find out how far back the ability to digest it goes

that doesn't mean they weren't ingesting or smoking anything else..?
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