10 Alcohol facts you may not know

1. Champagne is originated from the champagne region of France

Champagne is a sparkling wine which originated from the champagne region of France. The champagne can only be made using three types of grapes, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier. Source

2. Mountain Dew was created as a whiskey mixer

Hartmann Brothers invented Mountain Dew specifically as a Whiskey mixer. Source

3. It takes only 6 minutes

The researchers from Heidelberg University Hospital in Germany said It only takes 6 minutes for alcohol to effect your brain. Source

4. Alcohol kills one person every 10 seconds

The International Agency for Research on Cancer of the WHO has classified alcohol as a Group 1 carcinogen, similar to arsenic, benzene and asbestos. 3.6% of all cancer cases and 3.5% of cancer deaths worldwide are attributable to consumption of alcohol.

According to WHO, Worldwide, 3.3 million deaths in 2012 were due to harmful use of alcohol. It causes one in 20 deaths globally every year. Source 1, Source 2

5. World's strongest beer

Scottish brewery Brewmeister has made the world’s strongest beer Named Snake Venom. This beer contains a massive 67.5% alcohol by volume. Source

6. Beer was consider as soft drink in Russia until 2011

To crackdown the alcohol consumption in Russia, beer was officially classified as alcoholic beverage in 2011. Source

7. Belgium used to serve beer to school kids until the 1980s

In Belgium , Table beer (typically not over 1.5%) used to be served in school refectories until the 1980s. Source

8. Drinking alcohol makes you feel warm

It's a myth. Alcohol causes your blood vessels to dilate, particularly the blood vessels closer to your skin. When you have a drink, the volume of blood brought to the skin͛s surface increases. This makes you feel warm. However, you lose core body temperature at the same time because of the blood rush closer to your skin. Source

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9. Drinking alcohol raises cancer risk by causing irreversible DNA

Drinking alcohol permanently damages the DNA in stem cells, which in turn increases the risk of developing cancer, according to a new research. Source

10. Mouthwash contains twice the alcohol of wine

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