During Prohibition, the US government ordered toxic chemicals to be added to industrial alcohol to discourage illegal drinking. People who later drank bootleg liquor made from it were poisoned, and estimates suggest more than 10,000 died by 1933.
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Disclaimer: This video is an animated dramatization based on real events. Scenes are recreated for educational and historical storytelling, not actual footage.