Black Friday in the UK is the Friday before Christmas. Instead of shopping, many people get very drunk!
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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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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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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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All 13 minerals necessary for human life can be found in alcohol beverages.
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One or two alcohol drinks a day can be anti-inflammatory.
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Tabasco sauce is aged in barrels previously used for Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey.
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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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