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ALCOHOL

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Make sure you're getting the most out of your bottle of bubs.

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Globetrotters, take note.

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The doctor gave Churchill his blessing to imbibe an "indefinite" quantity.

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No bartender needed.

The facades of Le Ciel and L'Enfer Cabarets in Montmartre, Paris

Get your cholera-themed beverages right here!

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We know what we'll be doing tonight.

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It's National Vodka Day. Think outside the bottle.

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Get a wine rack.

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The move will save more than 1300 tons of plastic every year.

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A global analysis of 28 million people found that alcohol in any amount isn't good for you.

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Some insects can't hold their liquor.

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Just one will set you back $12.75.

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Drunk Americans may be spending as much as $30 billion annually while shopping online.

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Mexico’s patron spirit is good for more than just one hell of a hangover.

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Some states draw huge crowds every year for some pretty quirky events.

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What will sports fans—and anyone who wants to host a backyard barbecue—do?

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Scientists fear that a single merciless pathogen could wipe out many grapes around the world in the same way that a single fungus eradicated the variety of potato common across Ireland in the 1840s.

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At the end of a long day, the last thing you want to do is wait 30 minutes to pour a fresh glass of wine.

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At the end of a long day, the last thing you want to do is wait 30 minutes to pour a fresh glass of wine.

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An old German law almost killed it, but now gruit ale is getting the attention it deserves.