Booze Fun facts To Throw Out to Your Guests

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Booze Fun facts To Throw Out to Your Guests

With interesting facts from round the world. A great dinner party conversation!

1. Have you ever been so drunk, you just can’t remember what happened the night before, it’s because your brain loses the ability to ‘record’ what happens next.
2. Drinking a toast to others health and well-being, the term originated in Ancient Rome. They added toasted bread crumbs to their goblets, reducing the acidity of the often-bitter wine.
3. Although many people choose to drink alcohol to forget about their problems, it is actually a depressant and should really only be consumed in small quantities.
4. 6 mins – is how long it takes for the brain to start to react to alcohol.
5. 48% of people worldwide, aged over 15, claim to have never drunk alcohol.
6. Back in 2017 in Maryland USA, a group of students consumed so much alcohol during a house party that the air inside of the house was recorded as positive on a breathalyser.
7. Vodka is the most popular beverage in Russia – for a very good reason. It’s one of the only drinks that can withstand extremely cold temperatures without freezing over. 
8. .914% – was the highest ever recorded blood alcohol content, which is more than twice the typical lethal limit.
9. One out of two beers sold in the U.S. is Budweiser. The family-run company traces its origins to the 1860s.
10. 1 in 5 top 100 country music songs refer to alcohol.
11. Red wines have higher alcohol content than white wines.
12. The founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, Bill W, demanded alcohol during his final days.
13. Home-brewed liquor, or moonshine, accounts for almost 30% of the world's alcohol drinking.
14. Spraying your clothes with Vodka can eliminate odours…just be careful not to overdo it as it might stain.
15. People with blue eyes have a much higher alcohol intolerance than those with any other eye colour. But blue-eyed people are much more likely to develop an alcohol addiction.
16. The earliest evidence of alcohol production dates back to 7000BC in Jiahu, Henan province, China.
17. You will need around 600 grapes to make a bottle of red wine.
18. There is 90 PSI of pressure in a bottle of champagne, that is three times the pressure in your car tyre.
19. A gin & tonic will glow under a UV light because tonic contains quinines, which are UV light reactive
20. Beer lovers may not be surprised by this one, but according to research, it's actually the world’s most popular beverage alongside water and tea.

Not So Fun
Excessive alcohol can also negatively affect quality of life, compromise your work, health and relationship performance.