A frat party in Maryland got so out of hand that the air in the house blew a 0.01 on a breathalyzer

Frat party.
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The story of this wild party began as many (barely) memorable nights do — with tequila.

USA Today reported Thursday that students at a soiree last month in Bethesda, Maryland, got so sloshed that the inside of the house registered a 0.01 on a police breathalyzer. Over 70 partygoers, most of whom were reportedly students from American University, had showed up for a "Tequila Tuesday" celebration being hosted by fraternity brothers inside the building.

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Kelly O'Meara Morales

Kelly O'Meara Morales is a staff writer at The Week. He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College and studied Middle Eastern history and nonfiction writing amongst other esoteric subjects. When not compulsively checking Twitter, he writes and records music, subsists on tacos, and watches basketball.