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humor The Onion 2026-04-23

Z Generation is Too Busy Scrolling to Chug Mead Like Vikings Used To.

Apparently, the internet and vaping have replaced deep-throated medieval revelry. Our ancestors drank mead; Gen Z drinks matcha lattes and doomscroll.


<p>ST. LOUIS—Revealing a drastic decline in regular honey-wine consumption among youths, a new study published by researchers at Saint Louis University found that Generation Z drinks far fewer flagons of mead than medieval generations did. “We observed that, as opposed to their predecessors, young adults today seldom venture out to their local mead hall and [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theonion.com/study-finds-gen-z-drinking-fewer-flagons-of-mead-than-medieval-generations/">Study F...

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