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Nov 6, 2022

This mayor saved his town by drinking three liters of wine at once

There are no wars like religious wars, and the wars between early protestants and Catholics are no exception. They tend to be particularly destructive and brutal. Such was the 1618-1648 Thirty Years War, which was one of the most destructive in huma…

BYBlake Stilwell

Nov 6, 2022

BYBlake Stilwell

Jul 16, 2022

‘The Suffering Bastard’ is the cocktail that beat the Nazis in Egypt

When considering the origins of legendary cocktails, it’s doubtful that Egypt is the first place to spring into anyone’s mind. Like many culinary innovations made during World War II, “The Suffering Bastard” is a concoction birthed from a worl…

BYBlake Stilwell

Jul 16, 2022

BYBlake Stilwell

Jul 3, 2022

Celebrate freedom with a real Revolutionary War cocktail

One of the reasons Prohibition failed in America is probably because America was founded on and was fueled by booze from the get-go. The Pilgrims stopped at Plymouth Rock because they ran out of beer. The U.S. Marine Corps was founded in a bar. Ther…

BYBlake Stilwell

Jul 3, 2022

BYRuddy Cano

Jan 20, 2022

This is why the South Korean troops make the best drinking buddies while deployed

To Koreans, alcoholic beverages are a crucial part of their daily life, and their main drink of choice is soju, a spirit made from rice. Alcohol in South Korea is…

BYRuddy Cano

Jan 20, 2022

BYBlake Stilwell

Jan 2, 2022

6 ways to drink like a nearly-immortal American warrior

The life of Ernest Hemingway is something most men only ever get to daydream about. He was an ambulance driver, wounded in action. He was a war correspondent, covering the Spanish Civil War and World War II (the man landed at Omaha Beach on D-Day …

BYBlake Stilwell

Jan 2, 2022

BYTeam Mighty

Sep 3, 2021

This Marine, country music legend made an epic beer run on a riding lawn mower

Before George Jones made it big in country music with his 1959 hit, “White Lightning,” the Hank Williams-obsessed twentysomething was a United States Marine. Six years later, he was recording a song written by the Big Bopper and writing songs that…

BYTeam Mighty

Sep 3, 2021

BYMiguel Ortiz

Nov 30, 2020

The use of alcohol in the British military is amazing

Deployed U.S. service members are prohibited from consuming alcohol except on very specific occasions like the Navy’s beer day. The much-celebrated event provides each sailor with two cans of beer…

BYMiguel Ortiz

Nov 30, 2020

BYSamantha Peterson

May 6, 2020

No one wants to be a buzz kill: A look at alcohol in the military community

No one wants to be a buzz kill. That’s the soft social put down we use to avoid an uncomfortable confrontation or even harder — a self-reflection about alcohol. A topic that has a longstanding relationship with the military community in both good …

BYSamantha Peterson

May 6, 2020

BYTessa Robinson

Apr 29, 2020

A top German doctor recommends whiskey to protect against COVID-19 (he’s joking…but still)

Updated: In keeping with Facebook’s efforts to report fake news, we have updated this article to include the doctor’s full statement. While the World Health Organization

BYTessa Robinson

Apr 29, 2020

BYInsider

Apr 29, 2020

11 health benefits to drinking alcohol (in moderation)

Alcohol plays a prevalent role in many cultures, with many of us toasting to big life moments, enjoying happy hours with coworkers or friends, or simply indulging in a few drinks after a long, stressful day. Of course, health experts have long…

BYInsider

Apr 29, 2020

BYInsider

Apr 29, 2020

6 things that you think will sober you up but won’t

For some people, there’s nothing like the taste of a loaded bagel and the caffeinated buzz of an extra-large coffee after a night of drinking. Others would rather stick to gulping down bottles of water and popping ibuprofen as soon as they wake up …

BYInsider

Apr 29, 2020

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

The bloody history of the Bloody Mary cocktail

It’s probably not a surprise that “Bloody Mary” is a real person, also known as Mary I of England, who earned her moniker for violently attempting to restore Catholicism to England. In her five-year reign, she had almost 300 religious dissenters …

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

BYToday I Found Out

Apr 29, 2020

Can you get a ticket for riding a horse while intoxicated?

MmmJeremy asks: If I’m drunk and can’t drive, could I legally ride my horse home instead? To begin with, in the vast majority of countries on Earth, “driving under the influence” is usually defined as “operating a vehicle after i…

BYToday I Found Out

Apr 29, 2020

BYFatherly

Apr 29, 2020

Here are some of the best drinks to make this Father’s Day

Despite the ongoing cocktail revolution taking place in bars across the country, most innovations in the world of mixed drinks took place before your grandfather was old enough to drink. For this reason, most of today’s cocktails are simply riffs o…

BYFatherly

Apr 29, 2020

BYZackry Colston

Apr 29, 2020

Surprise! Service members drink more on average than any other profession

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in conjunction with analysis from the Delphi Behavioral Health Group, showed that military service members drink more than any other profession — much to the surprise of absolutely nobody.

BYZackry Colston

Apr 29, 2020

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

The Navy had a massive party the day it banned alcohol on ships

Unlike the rest of the United States, the Navy’s Prohibition Era will likely never end. The early 20th Century trend away from the use of alcohol spread to the Navy in 1914 when Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels issued General Order No. 99, ba…

BYBlake Stilwell

Apr 29, 2020

BYMilitary.com

Apr 29, 2020

US military is America’s heaviest drinking profession

“This comes as a surprise,” said no one, ever, of a new analysis that finds military members drink alcohol more than workers in any other job. A review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s survey data from 2013 through 2017 b…

BYMilitary.com

Apr 29, 2020

BYEric Milzarski

Apr 29, 2020

How Washington spent thousands on alcohol in a single (crazy) night

America was built on alcohol. Many of the founding fathers distilled or brewed their own booze because the ingredients needed to make it flourished perfectly in the soil of the newly formed United States. Remember, Samuel Adams isn’t just some fict…

BYEric Milzarski

Apr 29, 2020

BYEric Milzarski

Apr 29, 2020

6 of the worst things to drink out of a grog bowl

Attending military balls is one of those things that everyone has to do. Sure, they’re occasionally mandatory, but it’s great to see everyone in the unit unwind for a single night. Your first sergeant can get roaring drunk and tell everyone storie…

BYEric Milzarski

Apr 29, 2020

BYSung Kim

Sep 12, 2019

Sea Story of the Week: How duct tape fixes United States Naval aircraft

I can feel the gaze of the maintenance master chief beating down on the back of my neck from a mile away. At that moment, I exist in the paradox of being micromanaged by the front office while working a set schedule, flying sorties, and d…

BYSung Kim

Sep 12, 2019