9 Facts About Alcohol

In chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which the hydroxyl functional group is bound to a saturated carbon atom. The term alcohol originally referred to the primary alcohol ethyl alcohol, the predominant alcohol in alcoholic beverages . Its facts are listed below:

1) Kills Person

Enemy Of People

Alcohol kills one person every 10 seconds worldwide

2) Minutes Takes

6 Minutes

It only takes 6 minutes for brain cells to react to alcohol

3) Memory

Lost Memory

Alcohol doesn't make you forget anything. When you get blackout drunk, the brain temporarily loses the ability to create memories

4) Russian Death by Alcohol

500,000

There are over 500,000 alcohol-related deaths in Russia each year

5) Beer

Beer

Beer was not considered an alcoholic beverage in Russia until 2013

6) Strongest Beer

Strongest Beer

The strongest beer in the world has a 67.5% alcohol content

7) Legal In U.K.

Strongest Beer

In the U.K., it is legal for kids over 5 years old to drink alcohol at home or on other private premises

8) Middle Ages

Middle Ages

In the Middle Ages BEER was consumed more than water as the alcohol made it safer

9) Kill By Alcohol In USA

6 Person/Day

Alcohol Poisoning Kills 6 Americans Every Day