The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Ainsley-Sorsby on 2024-12-02 15:32:44.

Original Title: TIL Alexander the Great had a Hindu Guru who accompanied his army on their return to Persia. After he died via self immolation the army held a drinking contest in his honor, resulting in 42 people dying from alcohol poisoning, including the winner, who drank 13 litres of unmixed wine