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10 unusual facts about Alcoholic beverage


Augusta Hall, Baroness Llanover

She was an outspoken and lifelong critic of the evils of alcohol.

Edward Thompson Taylor

Alcohol use was a problem in the maritime world, and Taylor preached and counseled temperance to all his listeners.

Espedair Street

He ends up writing all their material and playing bass guitar, (after trying unsuccessfully to get them to change their name) as the band rises in the drug- and booze-fuelled rock and roll of the 1970s, assisted by A&R man Rick Tumber of ARC Records.

Excise stamp

Excise stamps are most commonly found on tobacco and alcohol products, which reach the consumer in neatly packaged units (namely packets and bottles) to which the adhesive stamp is easily affixed.

Get My Drink On

The song describes a narrator whose lover has left him, so he decides to "get his drink on" (i. e., consume alcohol until he is intoxicated).

Lev Mei

Mei lived a dissipated and bohemian life, with a great fondness for drink, which led to his untimely death on 16/28 May 1862.

Louis Ginzberg

The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified on January 16, 1920, declared that "the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within... the United States... for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited."

Mary Astor

She admitted to having a problem with alcohol as far back as the 1930s, but it had never interfered with her work schedule or performance.

Silas C. Swallow

In the latter position Swallow vigorously attacked alcohol, spiritual indifference, and corruption in state government.

Splice the mainbrace

"Splice the mainbrace" is an order given aboard naval vessels to issue the crew with a drink.


Ackley, Iowa

The Iowa state constitution was amended in 1882, making the production and sale of alcoholic beverages illegal within the state (i.e. Iowa became a “dry state.”) The Supreme Court declared the amendment unconstitutional in 1883, but the Iowa legislature then passed another very strict prohibition law.

Lonchocarpus

It is still drunk today and was, after the Spanish conquest of Yucatán, considered a less harmful alternative to the alcoholic beverages imported by the Europeans.

MIDAS Trial

The MIDAS Trial is a randomized controlled trial in Manchester, England using Motivational Interventions for Drugs & Alcohol misuse in Schizophrenia.

Phrathepyanmahamuni

He encouraged Thais to quit drinking and smoking through the activities of Anti-Drinking and Anti-Smoking program.

Polymeal

Red wine, which contains the antioxidant resveratrol, and alcohol, which some researchers think may help to reduce atherosclerosis by reducing clotting.

Preemption

"Preemption" is also sometimes used in the United States to refer to the displacing effect state laws might have on ordinances enacted by municipalities, especially in the context of alcoholic beverage laws, gun laws, zoning laws banning hydrofracking, and in the area of FDA approved pharmaceuticals.

Schizosaccharomyces pombe

The majority of these strains have been collected from cultivated fruits such as apples and grapes, or from the various alcoholic beverages, such as Brazilian Cachaça.

Tuak

Tuak is an alcoholic beverage made of fermented rice, yeast and sugar and drank in parts of Indonesia such as Sumatra, Sulawesi, Borneo, and parts of Malaysia such as Penang Island and East Malaysia.