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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All 13 minerals necessary for human life can be found in alcohol beverages.
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Tabasco sauce is aged in barrels previously used for Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey.
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When George W. Bush was 30 years old, he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
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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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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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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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The world's oldest known recipe is for beer.
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