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Now that you've had copious amounts of it, here are 10 things you probably didn't know about champagne:

10.) In the movie adaptions James Bond drinks champagne more than any other beverage (nearly 40 glasses and counting).

9.) The classic champagne coupe was adapted from a wax mold made from the breast of Marie Antoinette.

8.) There is more than triple the pressure in a bottle of champagne as there is in an automobile tyre.

7.) A champagne cork reaches a velocity of 64 kilometers per hour if popped out of the bottle.

6.) Actress Marilyn Monroe took a bath in 350 bottles of champagne.

5.) The longest recorded flight of a champagne cork is 177 feet.

4.) Don't drink champagne quickly or the bubbles will cause the alcohol to enter your bloodstream too fast often causing a headache. Savour your champagne in small sips to taste the wine but also dissipate the bubbles before swallowing.

3.) A champagne riddler can turn as many as 50,000 bottles in a single day.

2.) The largest bottle size for champagne is called Melchizedek and is equal to 40 standard bottles or 30 litres.

1.) There are approximately 49 million bubbles in a standard bottle of champagne.