You Have No Idea How Hard It Is to Get a Hamster Drunk

While this isn't directly related to New Year's Eve, it also kind of is, right? If you're too busy pouring your dog an IPA or shaking up a martini for your cat to click, here's the most important bit:

"They regularly down 18 grams per kilogram of body weight a day, the alcoholic equivalent of a human drinking a liter and a half of 190-proof Everclear. In the wild, hamsters hoard ryegrass seeds and fruit in their burrows, and they eat this fermenting store as it becomes more and more alcoholic over the winter. In the lab, well, they’re pretty happy with Everclear. Given the choice between water and alcohol, they go for the booze."

Read the full article from The Atlantic here.