Interesting and fun facts about alcohol

These are some interesting facts about alcohol that you may not know about.

1. The word 'toast' which means wishing good health originated from Ancient Rome. A piece of toast was literally dropped into alcohol during that time.
2. The soil of one of the vineyard in France is considered so precious that it is mandatory for workers to scrape soil off their soles before they leave the vineyard.
3. If you are under the age of 21 in Missouri, taking out the trash has to be done with precaution as if the bag of garbage contains an empty bottle of alcohol, you can be charged with illegal possession of alcohol.
4. The national anthem of United States "The Star Spangled Banner" was written to the tune of a drinking tune.
5. Most vegetables and almost all of the fruits contains a little bit of alcohol in them.
6. Adolf Hitler was one of the worlds's best abstainers from alcohol.
7. The world's oldest known recipe is for beer.
8. United States has the highest minimum age for drinking
9. Human body produces it's own supply of alcohol naturally
10. Texas state law prohibits taking more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.

I bet that most, if not all of these facts are not known to most of the readers out there. I hope you enjoyed these interesting facts and would share it with your friends.