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January 18, 2017

HERE'S WHY THE DRINKING AGE IS 21 IN EVERY STATE

 Turning 21 in America is a rite of passage. It represents the day when finally, after so many years of illegally sipping from alcoholic beverages, a citizen can legally order a drink. But why the seemingly arbitrary age of 21? Is there some magical transformation that happens to the human body after a person has been alive for 7,660 days?