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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People with light eye colors (like blue, green or grey) have a higher alcohol tolerance.
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In 1943, a Pan Am Airline chef snuck whiskey into passengers' coffee to warm them up on a winter flight. When asked what kind of coffee they were being served, he improvised "Irish Coffee," creating the now-famous cocktail.
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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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Nearly half of the entire world's adult population has never drunk alcohol.
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All 13 minerals necessary for human life can be found in alcohol beverages.
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The world's oldest known recipe is for beer.
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In Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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