Early history. 1  References to mental disorders in early Egyptian, Indian, Greek, and Roman writings show that the physicians and philosophers who contemplated problems of human behaviour regarded mental illnesses as a reflection of the displeasure of the gods or as evidence of demoniac possession.
In the United States, the most common beer bottle holds 12 ounces of beer. There are also less common beer sizes, which include 11, 22, 24 and 25.4 ounces. A single serving of beer usually refers to 12 ounces in America and has an average alcohol content of 5 percent. Continue Reading.
A can of beer (12 oz), a glass of wine (5-6 oz), and a 1.5 oz shot of whiskey all generally contain the same amount of alcohol. It should be noted these are 3 different serving sizes, indicating there is more alcohol in whiskey, less in wine, and the least in beer.