In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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All 13 minerals necessary for human life can be found in alcohol beverages.
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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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Anyone under the age of 21 who takes out household trash containing even a single empty alcohol beverage container can be charged with illegal possession of alcohol in Missouri.
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Milkshakes were originally alcoholic.
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The world's oldest known recipe is for beer.
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In Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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