In 1943, a Pan Am Airline chef snuck whiskey into passengers' coffee to warm them up on a winter flight. When asked what kind of coffee they were being served, he improvised "Irish Coffee," creating the now-famous cocktail.
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Andre the Giant had surgery, but the doctors couldn't figure out how much anaesthesia to use due to his size. Instead, they used Andre's claim that "it usually takes two liters of vodka just to make me feel warm inside" as their guide.
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In Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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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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Tabasco sauce is aged in barrels previously used for Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey.
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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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Nearly half of the entire world's adult population has never drunk alcohol.
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