We have always been taught that alcohol is bad, we should not consume alcohol and that it gives cancer. But have we ever been told about some amazing facts about alcohol that will leave us shocked? Well, yes there are some facts about alcohol that will leave you shocked and wondering.
Wondering what these facts are? Well, check them out.
1. Many high school cafeterias in Europe serve alcohol to students who choose to drink.
2. Most vegetable and almost all fruits contain a small amount of alcohol in them.
3. Most people think that drinking alcohol raises the body temperature, alcohol actually lowers the body temperature.
4. Alcohol kills one person every 10 seconds worldwide.
5. Alcohol is not digested; it gets absorbed directly into the bloodstream.
6. People with blue eyes have a higher alcohol tolerance.
7. In some countries, you can find alcohol on the menu card of McDonald’s.
8. One shot of Vodka has as much alcohol as an entire beer bottle.
9. One bottle of Champagne contains about 49-million bubbles.
10. Thousands of people have died from drinking too much and choking on their vomit.
11. Human body produces its own supply of alcohol naturally 24/7.
12. The world’s oldest known recipe is for beer.
13. The average age teen boy’s first try alcohol is age 11, for the teen girl’s it’s 13.
14. The pressure in the champagne bottle is 90 pounds per square inch, that is three times the pressure in automobile tires.
15. In the 1600’s thermometer used to be filled with brandy instead of mercury.