* Gin & Tonics glow in the dark!
* Alcohol proof is defined as twice the volume percentage of ethanol present in an alcoholic beverage. In simple terms, ABV is used to give the percentage and the amount of alcohol in the bottle as compared to other liquid. For example, an alcoholic drink consisting of 40% ethyl alcohol by volume is 80 proof.
soaking a gun pellet in the liquid, and then trying to light it on fire; if it burned, it was classified as a proof spirit. However, as alcohol’s flammability is dependent on its temperature (the higher the temperature, the more vapors the alcohol infused solution will emit, and, therefore, the more flammable), sometimes actual alcohol was passed off as something less (and taxed at the lower rate). Nonetheless, frequently the product would catch fire, and by that the authorities would know that the spirit (usually rum) was at least 57.15% alcohol by volume (ABV), which at that time was classified as being 100 proof.
* The Strongest Beer in the World Is 67.5% Alcohol
* Within 90 seconds of your first sip, the lining of your mouth and stomach absorb some of the alcohol directly into your bloodstream