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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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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It's illegal to drink beer out of a bucket while you're sitting on a curb in St. Louis!
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Men are twice as likely to be binge drinkers than women.
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Staying awake for 17 hours is the same for your body as drinking 2 glasses of wine.
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There's a new vaccine for alcoholism that gives drinkers an immediate and harsh hangover, even if they drink a small amount of booze.
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The world's oldest known recipe is for beer.
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