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With alcohol being probably one of the most widely consumed prestige/communal goods of all time, it seems likely that many people, especially rich people, would never actually entertain a 9-month period of sobriety. Is there anything to evidence that ancient societies knew about FAS?

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With alcohol being probably one of the most widely consumed prestige/communal goods of all time, it seems likely that many people, especially rich people, would never actually entertain a 9-month period of sobriety. Is there anything to evidence that ancient societies knew about FAS?	180