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The 3,000-mile drunken escapade

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Victorian strangeness: The 3,000-mile drunken escapade

Binge drinking is in decline, according to new research. It was recognised as a problem in Victorian times, as is demonstrated by the 1878 case of a man who drank himself all the way from London to Ohio without noticing, writes Jeremy Clay.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-27161833

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