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McMurdo Station caps tourist alcohol consumption

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You would think the end of the earth would be a free-for-all, but Antarctica has strict liquor quotas. Visitors dropping into America's largest polar research base are heavily monitored because bored scientists trapped in perpetual darkness have historically depleted the station's alcohol supplies, prompting rigid rationing for anyone passing through.

McMurdo Station caps tourist alcohol consumption
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