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 George W. Bush was 30 years old, he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
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One or two alcohol drinks a day can be anti-inflammatory.
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As part of an advertising campaign, Molson, a Canadian beer company, strategically placed 'beer fridges' around Europe that only Canadian passports could unlock.
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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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When you get blackout drunk, you don't actually forget anything; your brain wasn't "recording" in the first place.
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