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Incarcerated prisoners make a contraband…

December 27, 2022Weirdo

Incarcerated prisoners make a contraband drink in prison called “pruno” which entails fermenting fruit, sugar cubes, bread, and water in a ziplock bag a several days. And, they frequently make it in their toilets.

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France banned serving alcohol…

December 12, 2022Weirdo

France banned serving alcohol with school lunches in 1956, but only for kids under 14. Before the 1950s, French children were not only allowed to drink wine, beer or cider in the canteen, but they were encouraged to do so.

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Doctors in Lithuania removed…

August 14, 2022Weirdo

Doctors in Lithuania removed over 1 Kilo (2.2lbs) of metal objects, including screws and nails, from a man’s stomach after he was admitted for abdominal pain. Some of the objects were up to 10cm (4in) long. The man claimed he started eating the metal after quitting alcohol a month prior.

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A drink called Kalimotxo or Calimocho which…

November 1, 2021Weirdo

A drink called Kalimotxo or Calimocho which consists of equal parts red wine and cola, dates back to the 1920s, originating in Spain. However, the drink didn’t become popular until around 1953 when Coca-Cola became readily available in Spain.

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Mexico has a Ley Seca (no alcohol)…

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021Weirdo

Mexico has a Ley Seca (no alcohol) tradition during elections to promote peace and order and holds elections on Sunday allowing the most voters to participate without worry of missing school or work.

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A study conducted in 195 countries…

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021Weirdo

A study conducted in 195 countries, over a 26-year period, concluded that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. The researchers admitted that moderate drinking may protect against heart disease, but found that the risk of cancer and other diseases outweighs these protections.

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NASA officially banned consuming alcohol in space…

January 23, 2021Weirdo

NASA officially banned consuming alcohol in space in 1972 after sherry was proposed for Skylab meals, but it never really went away. “NASA will tell you there is no alcohol aboard the ISS” says astronaut Clayton Anderson. “As a person who lived there for five months, I’ll tell you that’s bogus.”

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Fruit punch was invented as an alternative…

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020Weirdo

Fruit punch was invented as an alternative to beer by men working for the British East India Company. This is because the beer on their ships went bad when they reached the Indian Ocean. They ended up using rum, fruit, and spices available in their new location to create punch.

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A 25-year-old Polish man passed…

November 30, 2020Weirdo

A 25-year-old Polish man passed out after drinking too much vodka, and went into cardiac arrest. He was declared dead, and taken to the local morgue. When a guard heard noises, he opened the fridge and let the man out. After passing a medical check, he went back to the pub to rejoin his friends.

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During the early years of the Tour…

November 23, 2020Weirdo

During the early years of the Tour de France, guzzling alarming amounts of alcohol was the norm. Beer, wine, and brandy were considered safer to drink than water from questionable roadside wells or springs, and cyclists drank copiously.

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