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Ancient Mexican Tequila Worked as Food, Energy Drink

Posted September 16, 2014 10:13 AM

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Less than an hour's drive from the heart of Mexico City lies the expansive ruins of Teotihuacan, a massive city of nearly 120,000 people who built pyramids, temples and palaces before disappearing around 650 A.D. This civilization, which pre-dates the Aztecs, remains a mystery in many ways. But new research has found they brewed a tequila-like drink called pulque as a source of food and nutrition, not just to forget their woes.

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09/17/2014 11:45 AM

Pulque is definitely an "energy drink". I could not believe how fast I was able to run (to the bathroom) after drinking my first pot. It really does a good job of cleansing your digestive system

By the way, Pulque , which is fermented, is not tequila, which is distilled. That is like saying that beer is like whiskey because they are both made from grain.

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09/17/2014 2:28 PM

"before disappearing around 650 A.D"

Everybody knows that if you drink enough tequila you become invisible.
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I thought it was "you become one with the floor"?

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