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# Brews You Can Use
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/1124/
- Published: 2005-05-27T10:11:45.000Z
- Updated: 2005-05-27T10:11:45.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: Food and Drink, #wpChunk

"The U.S. Marines' first recruiting station was in a bar."

You can find that and much more drinking trivia [here](http://www2.potsdam.edu/alcohol-info/FunFacts/AlcoholTrivia.html?ref=thedailyeudemon.com#.). We haven't verified the accuracy of the trivia, but many of the facts are known by us to be accurate, and the rest are mundane enough to be believable. Samples:

> Adding a miniature onion to a martini turns it into a Gibson.

> The longest bar in the world is 684 feet (or about 208.5 meters) long and is located at the New Bulldog in Rock Island, Illinois.

> A drinking establishment is now located in the New York City building that once housed the National Temperance Society.

> A tequini is a martini made with tequila instead of dry gin.

> Bourbon is the official spirit of the United States, by act of Congress.

> One glass of milk can give a person a .02 blood alcohol concentration (BAC) on a Breathalyzer test. That's enough in some states for persons under age 21 to lose their drivers license and be fined.

> Being intoxicated had desirable spiritual significance to the ancient Egyptians. They often gave their children names like "How Drunk is Cheops" or "How Intoxicated is Hathor."

> The Manhattan (whiskey and sweet vermouth) was invented by Winston Churchill's mother.

> The region of the U.S. that consumes the least alcohol (commonly known as the "Bible belt") is also known by many doctors as Stroke Alley.

> Between 1980 and 1996, over 2,300 anti-drunk-driving laws were passed in the U.S.

> The average number of grapes it takes to make a bottle of wine is 600.

A great find to kick-off the Memorial Day Weekend.