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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Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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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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When you get blackout drunk, you don't actually forget anything; your brain wasn't "recording" in the first place.
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The purpose of the indentation at the bottom of a wine bottle is to strengthen the structure of the bottle.
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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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Tabasco sauce is aged in barrels previously used for Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey.
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