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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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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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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Gin is a mild diuretic which helps the body get rid of excessive fluid. Thus, it can reduce problems such as menstrual bloating.
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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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When you get blackout drunk, you don't actually forget anything; your brain wasn't "recording" in the first place.
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Milkshakes were originally alcoholic.
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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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