Al Capone earned $105m per year from alcohol and rackets during the Prohibition era. Today, this would be equivalent to $1.4b per year.
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There's a new vaccine for alcoholism that gives drinkers an immediate and harsh hangover, even if they drink a small amount of booze.
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Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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Black Friday in the UK is the Friday before Christmas. Instead of shopping, many people get very drunk!
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As part of an advertising campaign, Molson, a Canadian beer company, strategically placed 'beer fridges' around Europe that only Canadian passports could unlock.
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Scientist Niels Bohr was “given a house next door to the Carlsberg brewing company, and had a pipeline running from the brewery into the house so that he could have a never-ending supply of fresh beer on tap”.
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When George W. Bush was 30 years old, he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
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One or two alcohol drinks a day can be anti-inflammatory.
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