stackyFACTSGetting a DUI without ever taking a sip of alcohol is technically a biological possibility.
Getting a DUI without ever taking a sip of alcohol is technically a biological possibility. Thanks to a highly specific gut flora condition literally called auto-brewery syndrome, certain unlucky humans harbor an overgrowth of fermenting yeast in their intestines. When they foolishly consume a huge plate of pasta or sugary carbohydrates, their gut aggressively ferments the food, effectively turning their colon into a highly illegal microbrewery.
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