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How WWII sailors turned torpedo fuel into bootleg alcohol

Ellsworth Toohey
Dec 19, 2024
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Fighter pilots at an Aleutian party enjoying torpedo juice (National Archives/Public Domain)

Desperate sailors during WWII turned torpedo fuel into a legendary bootleg booze that packed enough punch to blind or kill those who dared drink it. Called "torpedo juice," this dangerous concoction spread from the Aleutians to Australia, becoming an infamous par…

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