Al Capone earned $105m per year from alcohol and rackets during the Prohibition era. Today, this would be equivalent to $1.4b per year.
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Anyone under the age of 21 who takes out household trash containing even a single empty alcohol beverage container can be charged with illegal possession of alcohol in Missouri.
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After Germany surrendered in WW2, people in Moscow partied until the entire city actually ran out of vodka.
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Absinthe is a high volume alcoholic drink (up to 89.9% in the UK) which contains a hallucinogenic ingredient called Wormwood and is banned in the United States.
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The purpose of the indentation at the bottom of a wine bottle is to strengthen the structure of the bottle.
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One or two alcohol drinks a day can be anti-inflammatory.
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