This 'n That

Taken from a variety of sources, the potpourri of stuff on this page is for the light-hearted. If you have a funny story to share send it to us, including the source of the story and we may include it here.

The man had a blood alcohol reading more than double the level usually considered lethal.

The 25-year old driver, who was not named, registered 0.851 blood alcohol content. Bulgarias legal limit is 0.05 percent, and 0.40 is often fatal.

Bulgarian police have upped the number of road checks this summer following a series of serious accidents. Over 1,000 people were killed in road accidents in 2007 in Bulgaria, which has a population of 7.7 million. (SOFIA-AFP)

The  most expensive beer?
Vielle Bon Secours tops the list of the world's most expensive beer, costing around  $1,000 per bottle or about $78 per pint. It can only be found in a bar called the Bierdrome in London. 

The most expensive cognac?
Remy Cointreau has launched its most expensive ever cognac which, at $9,342 a bottle, may also be a world record.

Myth or fact?
Myth: Alcohol destroys brain cells.
Fact: The moderate consumption of alcohol does not destroy brain cells. In fact it is often associated with improved cognitive (mental) functioning.

The most expensive Scotch?
Six bottles of 1937 Glenfiddich on sale at the Hong Kong Airport for $48,000 each.
In 2002 a bottle of Dalmore 62 went for $44,000.

Most expensive Macallan
A single bottle of The Macallan 60-year-old was sold for the equivalent of $30,000 at McTear's Auction House in Glasgow, Scotland. Macallan said it is a world record for a single bottle of whiskey. The unidentified purchaser is said to be from North America. 

Rarest Whisky?

The Bowmore single malt, which was bottled in 1850, was sold at McTear's auctioneers in Glasgow for 29,400 pounds to an anonymous telephone bidder, beating the distillery itself.

The price, which included buyer's premium, comfortably beat the pre-sale estimate of between 15,000 and 20,000 pounds.

The whisky, which was was sold on behalf of a private owner, is the oldest known bottle of Bowmore in existence.

Average cost of a beer at a baseball event
Beer prices at Pittsburgh's PNC Park on opening day were higher than they've ever been: $7 for a 16-ounce cup from a vendor. A draft at the concession stand is $6.50 or $7.50, depending upon what brand you order.

1907 Heidsieck Champagne
Russian Czar Nicholas II's order of 1907 Heidsieck and Co. Monopole champagne went down with its ship which was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Finland in November 1916.

Treasure hunters salvaged 2,500 bottles of the champagne which are now being offered by Cavier House, a Swiss luxury food company. The price: $4,000 a bottle. Wine experts advise that the bubbly will evaporate quickly after the bottle is opened. The ships cargo of cognac was not drinkable. 

Youngest Beer Drinkers?
Bottoms Up In First Grade. Low-alcohol lagers and bitters will be served at lunch for two Belgian first grades this fall. Educators agreed that beer is better for the youngsters than sugary soft drinks.

Tough Laws
Twelve men between the ages of 20 and 35 were each publicly lashed 70 times in Tehran, Iran for harassing women, while two others received 80 lashes for drinking beverage alcohol.

Stop that Buggy
Steven Byler, 21, was sentenced to two months in jail and fined $250 for purchasing beer for an Amish youth whose horse-drawn buggy was chased for two miles before finally being stopped by Middlefield, Ohio police.

The youth has passed out with a blood alcohol content of 0.14 percent. (0.10 percent is intoxicated in Ohio)

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