11 Fun Facts About Alcohol

Things You Didn't Know About Alcohol

 

The Hedonistlabs Team

 

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1- The Vikings had a weakness for alcohol: On nights when they won a battle, they celebrated by drinking from their enemies' skulls.

 

2- Our ancestors invented beer as early as 12,000 years ago —which makes our good old Helles the oldest drink at the bar.

 

3- During Prohibition, the U.S. government deliberately poisoned alcohol —causing the deaths of about 10,000 people.

 

 

 

 

4- The Manhattan cocktail was invented by Winston Churchill 's mother.

 

5- The Russian government did not recognize beer as an alcoholic beverage until 2013.

 

6- In 2019, the German government recognized a hangover as a valid reason for taking sick leave.

 

7- The word“toast”has Roman origins. From his high seat, Bacchus watched as a drunk man dropped a piece of toasted bread into his wine. You really don’t have to look far. 

 

8- The precursor to the mercurythermometer is the spirit thermometer.

 

9- Alcohol makes me have to go to the bathroom all the time: Yes, that's normal—alcohol blocks the effect of an antidiuretic substance in our bodies. The opposite effect occurs, and we have to empty our bladders more often.

 

10- Aspirin helps fight hangover symptoms! No, quite the opposite. Aspirin inhibits the action of the enzymes in the liver that are responsible for breaking down alcohol.

 

11- Over the course of a lifetime: On average, how much time do we spend recovering from a night of heavy drinking? 

 

 

In the United Kingdom, researchers investigated this question using a sample of 2,000 people aged 18 to 78. The results are quite surprising: On average , it happens to us once a month.
That adds up to a full two years of our lives wasted doing nothing—days marked by declining productivity, poor concentration, and growing feelings of guilt. It’s time to put an end to this: We don’t want to give up life’s little pleasures—and yet we still want to be the best version of ourselves.

 

 

 It's time to combine enjoyment and productivity—with your ally, HANG OVER!