43 Facts About Alcohol Served Up Like a Shot

Alcohol is a fickle mistress. For a lot of people, it's one of the main ways to have a good time in a social situation, lowering inhibitions and making dudes think that they can dance… And to others it's one of the main ways to have a bad time for the exact same reasons plus a terrible hangover the next day. You may know a lot about your favorite beer, wine, or spirit-- But we'd reckon there are a few facts on this list that will still surprise you.
Did you know the funny way vodka was marketed to compete with the more popular whiskey? Or the weird ways prohibition-era drinkers tried to capture the taste of their favorite drinks? Or how one of the most famous names in all of booze had actually never enjoyed a drop?
One thing not included is some sort of magical cure all for hangovers-- You're on your own with that.




Soak in warm beer

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Beer Bricks!

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Where does XX come from?

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Cross-fading

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John Walker was a teetotaler

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Skip the dark liquors (if you hate hangovers)

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Kim Jong-Il loved Hennessey

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Monkeys love booze

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Washington's Craft Beer

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The World's Strongest Beer

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Mountain Dew's original purpose

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Jack Daniels' origins

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Tequila vs Mezcal

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...The original milkshake sounds nasty

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Alcohol goes directly in your veins

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Beer is good for you

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The original beer brewers

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Catch up, rest of the world

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We love a lager

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The Most Popular Alcohol

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The Oldest Brewery

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Chernobyl vodka

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Yeah, "milkshakes"

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Ooof.

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Performance enhacing drinking

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The military loves Jack Daniels

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Gin & Tonic vs Malaria

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200 Year Old Beer

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Praise Be To Beer

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Thanks Beer (For Oxygen!)

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Underground Beer Pipeline

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Will Work For Beer

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Your Wife's Weight in Beer

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