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TIL Winston Churchill loved drinking. A visitor noted: "There is always some alcohol in his blood, and it reaches its peak late in the evening after he has had two or three scotches, several glasses of champagne, at least two brandies, and a highball..." Churchill passed away at the age of 90.

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