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TIL that, thanks to the influence of Anheuser-Busch, Missouri has some of the loosest liquor laws in the US. Open containers in vehicles, drinking in public, and public intoxication are generally legal; gas stations and pharmacies can sell hard liquor; and bars can double as liquor stores.

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