In Bangladesh, $5 will buy a beer or a first-class train ticket for a cross-country trip.
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The world's oldest known recipe is for beer.
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Scientists have developed a 'hangover-free' beer that has electrolytes, making it more hydrating and refreshing.
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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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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”.
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In the 1950s, the US government placed beer next to an atomic bomb blast to determine if it was still drinkable. The result: in the event of a nuclear war, beer is safe to drink!
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