Gin is a mild diuretic which helps the body get rid of excessive fluid. Thus, it can reduce problems such as menstrual bloating.
90
Black Friday in the UK is the Friday before Christmas. Instead of shopping, many people get very drunk!
10
Scientist Niels Bohr was “given a house next door to the Carlsberg brewing company, and had a pipeline running from the brewery into the house so that he could have a never-ending supply of fresh beer on tap”.
28
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.
7
Tabasco sauce is aged in barrels previously used for Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey.
42
People with light eye colors (like blue, green or grey) have a higher alcohol tolerance.
194
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.
93