Sagittarius B2 is a massive molecular cloud located near the center of our Milky Way galaxy that contains enough ethyl alcohol to fill four hundred trillion trillion pints of beer.

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Sagittarius B2 is a massive molecular cloud located near the center of our Milky Way galaxy that contains enough ethyl alcohol to fill four hundred trillion trillion pints of beer. Spanning over one hundred and fifty light-years across, this interstellar brewery also features high concentrations of ethyl formate, the chemical compound responsible for the distinct smell of raspberries and the taste of rum. It seems the universe decided to preemptively solve the cosmic sobriety problem by creating a colossal, fruit-scented liquor cabinet floating in the endless void of space. Unfortunately, the astronomical bar tab is accompanied by vast amounts of deadly hydrogen cyanide, meaning your dreams of an intergalactic pub crawl would end in immediate toxic asphyxiation rather than a pleasant buzz, which is a frankly terrible cosmic tease