1. There are no worms in tequila bottles from Mexico. It is a similar spirit, mescal, that contains the legendary worm. Mescal is distilled from the fermented sap of the agave plant, which also happens to host the gusan rojo worm, which is actually a butterfly larva. When entrepreneur Jacobo Lozano Paez started bottling mescal in the 1950s, he noticed that these worms inevitably ended up in the mix, and gave the liquor a distinctive flavor. Rather than attempt to filter them out, Paez embraced the worm as an ingredient and came up with the marketing gimmick of including a whole worm in each bottle. The worms are now raised on farms solely for this purpose, but they are just worms. While they are perfectly harmless to eat -- if one is so inclined -- they do not have any hallucinogenic or aphrodisiac properties.2. Drinking alcohol won't heat up your body. A swig of brandy might initially make you feel warmer, but drinking any alcoholic beverage actually lowers your core body temperature. It sends blood to your skin, which will make you feel warm and flushed, but causes you to lose body heat. You could suffer from hypothermia and not even feel it. Alcohol can also cause dehydration and impair your judgment, which can make matters even worse.
3. Men have a higher tolerance for alcohol than women. Due to physiological differences, a woman will absorb up to 30 percent more alcohol into her bloodstream than a man of the same height and weight drinking the same amount of alcohol. Compared to men, women tend to have a higher percentage of body fat, which does not absorb alcohol, and a lower percentage of water, which does -- resulting in a greater concentration of alcohol in the blood. Men also have a greater quantity of an enzyme in their stomachs that breaks down alcohol before it enters the bloodstream. Since women tend to be smaller and lighter than men, they are at an additional disadvantage when it comes to holding their liquor. So, ladies, it's best not to engage in any drinking contests with your male buddies.
4. A beer flood in 1814 killed nine people. On Oct. 17, 1814, a ruptured tank at the Meux and Company Brewery unleashed over 3,500 barrels of beer onto the streets of London, creating a wave of beer that knocked down walls, flooded basements, and demolished houses. Eight people drowned. The ninth died of alcohol poisoning after attempting to stop the flood by drinking the beer.
5. Sucking on a penny or putting it under your tongue will NOT help you pass a Breathalyzer test if you've been drinking. Whoever came up with this idea either had a very weak grasp of science or was playing a joke on someone. There is no truth to the rumor that the copper in a penny will somehow affect the results of a Breathalyzer test. It just doesn't make any cents ...
and the best of all....
6. Drinking coffee will NOT sober you up quickly. There are no shortcuts to sobriety. No amount of black coffee, cold showers, exercise, or water will speed up the process. Your body processes alcohol at a constant rate of approximately .015 percent of blood alcohol content per hour, regardless of gender, weight, height, age, etc. Only time will sober you up.
**matulog ka na lang para hindi mo mafeel ang kalasingan... ^_^
source: http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/quiz/quiz.html
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