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What was the deal with the milk?


When they are getting ready for the Grand Prix Speed Racer makes some comment about how he can't wait to drink the milk at the finish line and then after the race it shows him drinking it and then he hands it to that mechanic guy and he gets this look on his face like he's just had his first orgasm and then starts chugging it down.

I don't get it. Is this some kind of racing tradition? And what was so great about it? Did it have like ganja in it or something?

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A long-standing tradition of the Indianapolis 500, is for the winner to drink a bottle of milk immediately after the race. This tradition dates back to 1936, after victor Louis Meyer asked for a glass of buttermilk, something his mother had encouraged him to drink on hot days.

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Too bad if your lactose intolerant.

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