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Oktoberfest Tallies (a record) 7.5 Million Liters Of Beer

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In the past 17 days, people visiting Munich's Oktoberfest drank a record 7.5 million liters of beer — around 1.98 million U.S. gallons. That figure is made more striking if one notes that the festival, which ended Monday, hosted some 6.9 million visitors this year — or 200,000 people short of a record turnout.

Despite that number, there was less violence this year, with the police being called about 100 times fewer than they were in 2010. And Reuters says that only 58 conflicts involved people knocking one another over the head with steins — a drop of 4 from last year.

This year, each "Mass" went for 9.20 Euros ($12.66), according to the AP. That high price might help explain why so many patrons seem to have been intent on making a portion of their money back — and not break the glass over another partygoer's head. In keeping with tradition, 226,000 revelers stole beer mugs from this year's Oktoberfest, compared to 130,000 last year, Reuters says.

And as always, officials in Munich say they've got quite a Lost and Found box to go through. As Der Spiegel reports, items turned in this year include:

An eight-centimeter grasshopper (alive)
A Viking helmet
Two crutches
An electric wheelchair
A case full of musical notes
1,300 items of clothing
520 wallets and over 1,000 identity cards
390 mobile phones, 370 pairs of eyeglasses, and 425 keys.

Only one set of dentures was turned in — which came as a surprise to Charles Reinbold, who's worked at the festival's lost-and-found office for nearly 20 years.


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