Guinness is good for you!

Did you know there are less calories in Guinness than most light beers? Check out these other fun facts about everyone’s favorite St. Pats brew:

  • It takes 119.5 seconds to pour the perfect pint of Guinness.
  • Every day, 10 million glasses of Guinness are consumed around the world.
  • The first Guinness book of world records was published to help settle pub arguments.
  • The Guinness Brewery signed a 9,000 year lease in Dublin.
  • It was the first beer to use nitrogen.
  • Britain and Africa are the largest consumers of Guinness in the world. (Ireland is 3rd.)
  • Guinness was one of the first trademarked products in the world.
  • It was originally marketed as a health product to help with influenza and insomnia.

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