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Funny Trivia About Human Behaviour
Funny Trivia and Useless Knowledge from The Comedy Zone. |
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Beer
& Drinking Trivia |
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Beer, as all alcoholic drinks, is made by fermentation caused
by bacteria feeding on the yeast cells, then defecating. This
bacterial excrement is called alcohol. |
The worlds strongest beer is 'Samuel Adams' Triple Bock, which
has reached 17% alcohol by volume. To obtain this level, however,
they had to use a champagne yeast. |
Modern breathalyzers work on a clever electrochemical principle.
The subject's breath is passed over a platinum electrode, which
causes the alcohol to bind with oxygen, forming acetic acid.
In the process it loses two electrons, a process that sets
up a current in a wire connected to the electrode. The higher
the concentration of alcohol in the breath, the greater the
electrical current, which can be read by a simple meter to
indicate intoxication levels. |
Attila the Hun was suspected of suffocating from a bloody nose
after passing out from alcohol at his 'bachelor party'. |
Reno, Nevada has the highest rate of alcoholism in the U.S.,
Provo, Utah, the lowest. Now there's a big surprise all round! |
The saying 'Mind your P's and Q's' comes from the time when
alcoholic beverages were served/sold in Pints and Quarts. Thus,
to mind your P's and Q's meant to be careful how much you drank. |
It is always helpful to have a law that clearly defines when
a person is legally intoxicated. In Kentucky, anyone who has
been drinking is considered sober until he or she cannot hold
onto the ground. |
The term 'toddlers' originated in England. There were impurities
in the drinking water that disallowed the water to be used
for drinking. A common alternative drink was beer (it was cheep,
plentiful and the water used to make it was treated during
the initial boiling during brewing). Toddlers, just weaning
off of mothers milk were unaccustomed to the effects of beer.
This coupled with the fact that they were just learning how
to walk really made them toddle. |
In the mid 70's, Australians were the 3rd biggest beer drinker
in the world. (behind Germany and Belgium). In the late 90's,
they don't even get into the top ten!
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