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    Wife-Carrying Championship in Finland Gives Winners Wife's Weight in Beer
    There's a wife-carrying championship that takes place in Finland every year where the winner receives his wife's weight in beer.
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    Milkshakes were originally alcoholic.
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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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    One or two alcohol drinks a day can be anti-inflammatory.
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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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    Men are twice as likely to be binge drinkers than women.
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    Beer Used to Be Classed as a Soft Drink in Russia
    In 2011, Russia acknowledged beer as an alcoholic beverage. Before then, any drink under 10% volume was considered a soft drink.
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    Tabasco sauce is aged in barrels previously used for Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey.
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