Black Friday in the UK is the Friday before Christmas. Instead of shopping, many people get very drunk!
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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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Nearly half of the entire world's adult population has never drunk alcohol.
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Men are twice as likely to be binge drinkers than women.
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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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In Scotland it is illegal to be a drunk in possession of a cow.
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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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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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