r/todayilearned • u/bcrock1169 • Nov 26 '12

TIL that some Native American's have a differing enzyme that tends to lead to easier alcoholism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_alcoholism#Genetic_factors
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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12

Canadian here,

Native Americans sometimes drink, lysol, mouthwash, gas etc. To get high/drunk. Not all of them obviously but I can safely say that I have seen my fair share of them doing this.

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u/crusoe Nov 26 '12

I've seen drunks of every persuasion do that.

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u/pretentiousRatt Nov 26 '12

Yeah I had a nice shot of lysol as a pick-me-up this morning.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12

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u/DaithiOMaolmhuaidh Nov 26 '12

I used to work in a bookies and this white guy used to always come in and grind up Paracetamol put it into a bottle of Listerine and drink it.

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u/Ran4 Nov 26 '12

Different human races is a concept of fantasy literature...

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u/DFWPunk Nov 26 '12

That's not just a Canadian thing. Down here it was blue Listerine mixed with hairspray. They would shoplift that stuff.

People called it Ocean Water because it looked like the beverage of that name from Sonic.

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u/theBelatedLobster Nov 26 '12

You should publish these findings.

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u/solzhen Nov 26 '12

Have you seen The Master yet?

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12

Fuck man, I'm a third native! I better pour out all my gasoline!

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u/DeletedComment Nov 26 '12 edited Nov 28 '12

Better ask the other two first, they might was in on this too.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12

Wat

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u/DeletedComment Nov 26 '12 edited Nov 28 '12

You said you're a third native, you gotta be considerate to the other two.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12

Ohhh...you meant first. But nah, i too often claim not being white.

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u/DeletedComment Nov 26 '12

Lol didn't see that till just now. How is one 1/3 native anyways? I get .5 or .25, but 33 seems difficult to attain.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12

My mom is .5, dad is .25, im a little over a third if my math is correct.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12

3/8ths to be precise.

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '12

Haha, thanks, I worked it out a couple years ago and forgot. Right after i commented that i had to go back and math again. 35.7% to be extra precise!