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TIL according to research, there are four types of drunks: the Hemmingway, whose personality doesn't change a bit, the Mary Poppins, those who gets sweeter and happier, the Nutty Professor, who becomes more social, and the Mr. Hyde, who becomes more hostile and less responsible around booze.

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