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Jan 19, 2005 13:17

in 1727 england was consuming roughly five million gallons of gin a year - quite a feat for a population of only six million

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mr_targ January 19 2005, 15:07:48 UTC
Good grief. That's astounding...

In 1997, Russia consumed roughly 660 million gallons of Vodka, with a population of approximately 148 million.

About 4.6 Gallons of Vodka, per year, per Russian.

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chromenewt January 19 2005, 15:52:49 UTC
What is it now for the brits? Tea/coffee/ecstacy tablets?

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stone me evalgo_iavot January 19 2005, 17:02:39 UTC
yet again i remove my metaphorical headgear to our continental cousins. reminds me of a factoid about the highest blood alcohol level ever recorded, but will have to check accuracy . . .

*brief pause*

thought it was a danish fisherman, but this dude apparently takes the cake:

a 67 year-old man was admitted to hospital on 20/12/4 after being hit by a car in plovdiv, bulgaria. a breath test indicated blood-alcohol levels so high that police thought their equipment was broken, as the man remained conscious and talkative. five separate lab tests taken the same day confirmed the man's blood-alcohol level of 0.914.

related factoids:
the uk legal intoxication limit is 0.08
a blood-alcohol level of 0.55 is considered potentially fatal.

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Re: stone me evalgo_iavot January 19 2005, 17:06:39 UTC
have just done some mental maths. i think .914 made his blood about 45% alcohol, stronger than most spirits

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