Alcohol, society’s favorite beverage has been consumed for years, and many to come. College students and adults all have great stories to tell from their drunken nights. Aside from being used as a beverage, there are many interesting hidden facts about alcohol not many people know; here are ten that really catch the eye.
10) Alcohol has been produced for over 12,000 years.
Alcohol is definitely not becoming obsolete!
9) Alcohol was once more legal than coffee.
Frederick the Great, once the king of Prussia, loved alcohol so much that he tried to ban coffee in Prussia so people would start drinking alcohol instead.
8) The Manhattan cocktail was invented by Winston Churchill’s mother.
Whiskey and sweet vermouth are used to make it.
7) In 1964, Congress declared Bourbon to be the official spirit of the United States.
Who knew we had an official spirit?
6) Alcohol contains the 13 minerals that are essential to human life.
Who knew alcohol could actually be good for you?
