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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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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Drinking banana milkshake is a perfect cure for hangover.
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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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Tabasco sauce is aged in barrels previously used for Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey.
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All 13 minerals necessary for human life can be found in alcohol beverages.
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Milkshakes were originally alcoholic.
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