Random Alcohol Facts

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    Amazing Plane Theft
    Amazing Plane Theft
    In 1956, for a bet whilst drunk, Thomas Fitzpatrick stole a small plane from New Jersey and then landed it perfectly on a narrow Manhattan street in front of the bar he had been drinking at. Then, two years later, he did it again after a man didn’t believe he had done it the first time.
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    Diet Soda Mixed With Alcohol Gets You Drunk Faster
    According to the Northern Kentucky University, mixing diet soda rather than normal soda with alcohol leads to faster intoxication.
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    The purpose of the indentation at the bottom of a wine bottle is to strengthen the structure of the bottle.
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    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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    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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    White wine gets darker as it ages while red wine gets lighter.
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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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    When you get blackout drunk, you don't actually forget anything; your brain wasn't "recording" in the first place.
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