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The Rise and Fall of Absinthe: A Dark and Complex History
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Temperance advocator Valentin Magnan's study that wormwood oil caused convulsions in dogs, and the Frenchman Jean Lanfray's horrific murder of his family after drinking absinthe, were two pivotal events that led to absinthe's demonization and eventual banning around the world.

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