Bob Hawke & a Yard of Beer

While he was prime mister of Australia, Bob Hawke held the Guinness world record for fastest consumption of a yard of beer: 11 seconds. That's 1.7 litres of beer, or nearly 58 ounces. To give you an idea of how much beer this is, the "beer yard" most of us are familiar with is only a half yard (pictured).

This is the first Aussie Fact O The Week. I'll try to include a bit of Australiana once a week before we ship off. Sometimes I'll comment on them... but this one needs no comment. If you've even been to Australia, you're probably not surprised by this fact.