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Why Is A Fifth Called A Fifth? [Solved]

Well, it’s pretty simple - people started calling a bottle of liquor a “fifth” ‘cause that was the standard size. A gallon of hooch was divided into fifths, so that’s what everyone called it. But then some stores in the US started selling bottles they called quarts but were actually smaller than that. Crazy, right?