The Origins of Alcohol

Humans did not invent alcohol. A single amino acid mutation in an enzyme called ADH4 about 10 million years ago let our ape ancestors digest the fermented fruit on the forest floor instead of dying of poisoning, and from that point on, every civilization on earth ran partly on the stuff. The oldest documented intentional brewing in human history happened in a graveyard in Israel 13,000 years before the present. The Sumerians had a goddess of brewing whose hymn doubled as a recipe. The Egyptians paid their pyramid workers in beer. The English word for the substance in your glass is the Arabic word for eyeshadow. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://rebrand.ly/joinall Generate awesome thumbnails: https://rebrand.ly/uvydfqz The Origins of Alcohol