Today's interesting fact has to do with Absinthe.

Absinthe is a high alcohol content drink that also has extracts of wormwood, green anise and sweet fennel within it.

It was very popular as an alcoholic drink in late 19th- and early 20th-century France.

Because of the wormwood extracts Absinthe has historically been portrayed as dangerously addictive and hallucinogenic.

One chemical, thujone, which is present in small quantities, has been was blamed for the alleged harmful effects.

Because of accepted belief that Absinthe was considered addictive, by 1915, Absinthe was banned in the United States and in most European countries.

However, recent research has shown that wormwood is not addictive nor a hallucinogen.

An examination of a few of the remaining Absinthe bottles from the 19th and early 20th century, it seems that the hallucinations users suffered were more likely to come about from the methyl alcohol also found in the bottles.