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We could assume that Minnesota's News 12 KEYC anchor Annie Stensrud was just having a really off day, or maybe reacting poorly to some new medication...

Nah, she's drunk.

Back in Wheel of Fortune's early days, on their extended dinner breaks it seems Pat Sajak and Vanna White would hit a Mexican place across from the studio and knock back margaritas until they'd "have trouble recognizing the alphabet." We'd love to see some tapes of those episodes.

For the purposes of this survey, a binge drinker is defined as one who often consumes five or more drinks (for men) or four or more drinks (for women) in a short period of time. We salute Utah's self-control, and shake our heads disapprovingly at Wisconsin's debauchery.

"The bottom line is that we think being too focused can blind you to novel possibilities, and a broader, more flexible state of attention is needed for creative solutions to emerge," says Professor Jennifer Wiley of the University of Illinois.

Apparently, the man was rather small in stature to begin with (which means he probably can't hold his liquor, which explains why he passed out on train tracks). Because of this, he fit in the gap between the track surface and the train cars. After the train stopped, Canadian Pacific railway personnel found him under one of the rear train cars, after which he promptly got up and just continued on his merry way. Miraculous, eh?

Bonfire Brewing in Eagle, CO, has developed a microbrew in honor of the Patriots QB that gets ESPN all hot and bothered, Tim Tebow.

This fellow here, Alex "Ace of Spades" Hope, managed to tally up a £203,948 tab at the Playground night club in Liverpool. Granted, £125,000 of that was for a single 30-liter bottle of champagne (though I don't know if that makes it better or worse).

The tip? Only £18,540 - or roughly $3 Bumblejillion USD. What a cheapskate! Yeesh!

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Let's put this in perspective: the legal limit for driving while intoxicated is a BAC of 0.08, meaning this guy had eight times the legal limit in his system. Furthermore, in Iowa state police academy curriculum, officers are taught that a person with a BAC of 0.40 are likely to be in a coma. This guy has 1.5 times the amount needed to kill a person, and he was still driving. Talk about holding your liquor!