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5 Facts About Beer You May Not Know
Troy on Tap is this Saturday at the Troy Riverfront Park.
Between samplings, you're going to find it more socially acceptable if you talk with the people around you. So to get you started, here's a bunch of beer facts from factslides.com.
- miteemaus5, ThinkStock
miteemaus5, ThinkStock 1Paid In Beer
Egyptian Pyramid workers were paid with beer: 1 gallon (4L) per day. This was a good idea then, and still works. Amsterdam pays alcoholics in beer to clean streets: 5 cans of beer for a day's work, plus €10 and tobacco. - Aksakalko, ThinkStock
Aksakalko, ThinkStock 2Safer Than Water?
In the Middle Ages Beer was consumed more than water as the alcohol made it safer. I always assume this even today.
- Anna Gontarek-Janicka, ThinkStock
Anna Gontarek-Janicka, ThinkStock 3Beer For Your Health
Beer is claimed to help prevent cardiac disease and cognitive decline. A beer a day keeps the doctor away? I'm pretty sure that's right. - Tyler Olson, ThinkStock
Tyler Olson, ThinkStock 4World's Longest Hangover
The world's longest hangover lasted 4 weeks after a Scotsman consumed 60 pints of beer. This is not a challenge. - George Doyle, ThinkStock
George Doyle, ThinkStock 5Drunk Around The World
At any given time, 0.7% of the world is drunk. So 50 million people are drunk right now. Make sure you do your part to keep this fact true on Saturday.
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