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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The world record for alcohol consumption is by Andre the Giant, who drank 156 beers in one sitting (over 73 liters/16 gallons).
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Milkshakes were originally alcoholic.
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Orange juice naturally contains a small amount of alcohol.
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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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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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