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This Is Why Drinking Alcohol Makes You so Hungry

Have you drank a few cold beers only to be left salivating for some salty french fries or a hot slice of pepperoni pizza? Whatever your adult beverage of choice is, you can blame science for your grumbling stomach the next time you’re out drinking.

According to a 2017 study by the Francis Crick Institute, consuming alcohol does have a direct effect on your hunger levels. Over the course of two years, scientists studied the effect of ethanol alcohol on the body, brain and actions of mice, with the results lending a useful insight into why we get the munchies.

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The experiment consisted of giving mice between 1.5 to two bottles of wine over a three-day period. Interestingly, the alcohol caused AgRP neurons located in the hypothalamus to become increasingly active. Though the mice experienced an increased appetite, their metabolism and energy levels dropped.

“Our study clearly shows that the main area of the brain responsible for eating (the hypothalamus and its AgRP neurons) is directly affected and excited by ethanol, and that mice respond very strongly to its exposure by overeating for several hours afterward,” the co-authors of the study explained.

After repeating the study but blocking the AgRP neuron signals, the scientists found that the mice ate less. Ultimately, those AgRP neurons may be the culprit behind binge eating after binge drinking.

These results suggests that the more you drink, the more you will crave food (not exactly news to someone like me). What is important is to avoid binge drinking, which the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines as a pattern of behavior that boosts blood alcohol concentration above .08 grams per deciliter.

The authors caution against binge drinking in order to avoid one of the dangerous effects of binge eating: obesity.

“Binge drinking and obesity are typically thought of as two separate societal problems, but why does this happen all over the world and what is making us do this? It is too easy to believe that one cannot lead to the other, and that this correlation does not involve the brain somehow,” the authors wrote.

Plus, alcohol has a pretty high caloric content, too.

So the next time you’re out at the bar or club, make sure to keep track of how many drinks you have. Those two-for-one specials can lead to some serious consequences for your waistline if you’re not careful.

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15 Funny Tweets About Really Drunk People

A lot of us do dumb stuff when we’ve had a few too many brewskies, right?

You better believe it!

But you also might come up with some genius ideas when you’re three sheets to the wind, as well.

There’s a little mix of both in these 15 drunk tweets. Enjoy them!

1. A great purchase.

2. She’s doing good work.

3. Are you okay, airport?

4. You did nothing wrong. NOTHING.

5. Mom gets it.

6. Four deliveries! Might be a record.

7. Oh, there it is.

8. That was kind of amazing.

9. Time to head home.

10. Jekyll and Hyde.

11. Hello, Ms. President.

12. Get it together, Steve.

13. A legend, that’s for sure.

14. The old pizza for a cushion trick. Timeless.

15. That’s brilliant!

Okay, it’s confession time!

Let’s hear your most hilarious and humiliating drunk stories.

Go!

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Pabst Blue Ribbon Is Selling a 99-Can Case

Booooooyah! I’m not gonna lie, I like the sound of this!

Pabst Blue Ribbon, or PBR as it is usually called, is selling a limited-edition 99-pack containing three different kinds of beer. Is this great news, or what?!?!

Just keep in mind that when you do track this bad boy down, bring a friend or two to help you carry it home, okay?

The 99-pack of PBR is now in select stores in select states, and I think it’s going to make the holidays a lot more tolerable for many people out there. This monster features three beers from the PBR collection: original PBR, the light PBR Easy, and higher-strength PBR Extra (I’ve never even heard of PBR Extra before).

Here are the states where this glorious feat of ingenuity is available as of now.

Texas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Florida, New York, South Carolina, Montana, Vermont, California, Wisconsin, Iowa, Arkansas, and Colorado.

If you live in a state that is NOT on this list, you might want to call your local distributors…or maybe try your Senator?

It looks like these might be hard to track down even if they are in your state, too. A store in Mankato, Minnesota, put up a post showcasing their 99 packs (which they were selling for $59.99 – ¢60.6 per beer, for anyone counting), and they sold out in less than 24 hours. Also, people were driving almost 100 miles to buy up these bad boys.

Listen, the people want what the people want, okay?

I might be taking a quick drive to South Carolina this weekend…

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15 Drunk People That Will Make You Laugh and Shake Your Head

All of us know that moderation is the key to life…but seeing very drunk people do really ridiculous things is quite entertaining, isn’t it?

You bet it is!

So sit back, kick your feet up, and enjoy these amusing posts from very drunk people and the very drunk things they did…

1. It was an impulse purchase.

2. That was NOT a mistake.

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3. Time well spent.

4. How’d it taste?

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5. Are you okay, Gatwick Airport?

6. You got Punk’d!

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7. Looks like a killer party.

8. Got it, Mom?

9. It’ll be fully charged in the morning.

10. That was a nice shot!

11. I need to do this to my fridge.

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12. Why are you ruining me?

13. Sounds normal to me.

14. Seems a little excessive.

15. Just pretend it doesn’t exist.

What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve done after you had a few too many drinks?

Share your stories in the comments so we can all enjoy them!

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The Queen Shut down Her Staff’s Private Bar Because They Were Getting Too Drunk All the Time

Buckingham Palace seems like the epitome of class and high society. The property’s staff enjoys its own swimming pool, squash and tennis courts, choir and more. One thing that they don’t have, though, is a private bar — at least not anymore.

The staff of Buckingham Palace apparently enjoyed their private bar a little too much. The Queen’s former press secretary, Dickie Arbiter, revealed that the Queen had to shut the private bar down because people were getting too drunk.

Dickie said the staff ended up “too worse for wear” and “they had to get rid,” Insider reports. He revealed the juicy info in a new documentary, Secrets of the Royal Palaces, which premiered on the UK’s Channel 5.

It’s not clear when, exactly, the bar was removed, nor whether there were any specific incidents that led to its shutdown. Dickie kept his comments rather vague and concise, which is understandable. You don’t get to be the Queen’s press secretary by having loose lips!

Did the Queen ever stop in for a drink and see the debauchery for herself? It’s not completely out of the question. Some reports claimed that the Queen enjoys four cocktails daily, but those turned out to be just hearsay. She does, however, enjoy a cocktail before dinner (a gin and Dubonett, thank you very much), along with the occasional glass of sweet wine or champagne.

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The Queen Shut down Her Staff’s Private Bar Because They Were Getting Too Drunk All the Time

Buckingham Palace seems like the epitome of class and high society. The property’s staff enjoys its own swimming pool, squash and tennis courts, choir and more. One thing that they don’t have, though, is a private bar — at least not anymore.

The staff of Buckingham Palace apparently enjoyed their private bar a little too much. The Queen’s former press secretary, Dickie Arbiter, revealed that the Queen had to shut the private bar down because people were getting too drunk.

Dickie said the staff ended up “too worse for wear” and “they had to get rid,” Insider reports. He revealed the juicy info in a new documentary, Secrets of the Royal Palaces, which premiered on the UK’s Channel 5.

It’s not clear when, exactly, the bar was removed, nor whether there were any specific incidents that led to its shutdown. Dickie kept his comments rather vague and concise, which is understandable. You don’t get to be the Queen’s press secretary by having loose lips!

Did the Queen ever stop in for a drink and see the debauchery for herself? It’s not completely out of the question. Some reports claimed that the Queen enjoys four cocktails daily, but those turned out to be just hearsay. She does, however, enjoy a cocktail before dinner (a gin and Dubonett, thank you very much), along with the occasional glass of sweet wine or champagne.

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13 Memes About the White Claw Sensation That Is Sweeping the Nation

Have you heard about the White Claw train?

Oh, you have! So I don’t have to explain it’s basically alcoholic water with some CO2 mixed in? Yeah, we’re putting liquor in water instead of the other way around. That’s what we’ve come to these days because of calories and waist lines and things like that.

Here are 13 delicious tweets about the drink that has no laws…

1. It’s holy AF!

2. No, I don’t want to see your sleeve tattoo

3. If this is your first night at White Claw Club… you have to fight

4. The evolution of trash water…

5. OMFG!

6. Oh… you fancy!

7. Actually, I’d listen!

8. Rachel… come on now…

9. Everybody’s doing it…

10. Blessed be the lord of boozy seltzer…

11. You know what… yes. Accurate.

12. No. Not at all. Ever.

13. Yeah, guys ruin every damn thing…

I think we can all agree it definitely was the summer of White Claw, but will the trend keep going?

Well, they just introduced this…

Why? Because they hate us all, that’s why.

Alright, leave your thoughts in the comments, because we’re sure you have PLENTY…

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A Photographer Takes Pics of People After 1, 2, and 3 Glasses of Wine

How would you look after 3 glasses of wine?

Marcos Alberti is a photographer whose project called “3 Glasses” has a very specific purpose. He photographs people after they’ve had 0, 1, 2, and 3 glasses of wine and the results are pretty telling.

Kick back with a glass of vino and check out these photos.

1. Tipsy

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2. DRUNK

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3. Three deep

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4. Goofin’ off

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5. She might have a secret

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6. Embarrassed

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7. Put your hair up

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8. Looks happy

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9. LOLing

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10. Maybe not much of a difference?

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Do you wonder what you might look like after 3 glasses of wine? I know I do…

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