Absinthe is a high volume alcoholic drink (up to 89.9% in the UK) which contains a hallucinogenic ingredient called Wormwood and is banned in the United States.
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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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Tabasco sauce is aged in barrels previously used for Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey.
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Placing alcohol on a scorpion's back will make it go crazy and fatally sting itself.
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Milkshakes were originally alcoholic.
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Scientists have developed a 'hangover-free' beer that has electrolytes, making it more hydrating and refreshing.
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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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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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