Scientists have devised a way to produce alcohol with used coffee grounds. (Photo via Getty) | Getty. Scientists have devised a way to produce alcohol with used coffee grounds. (Photo via Getty) | Getty. Forget boozy coffee drinks. Scientists have now devised a way to make alcohol from used coffee grounds.And, yes, the 80-proof beverage should make drinkers feel the alcoholic effects.cientists have now devised a way to make alcohol from used coffee grounds. And, yes, the 80-proof beverage should make drinkers feel the alcoholic effects.
The bombardment of Brussels by French troops of Louis XIV on August 13, 14 and 15, 1695 and the resulting fire were together the most destructive event in the entire history of Brussels.The Grand Place was destroyed, along with a third of the buildings in the city.he bombardment was part of the Nine Years' War. The French forces hoped that by bombarding, or threatening to bombard Brussels, they would be able to divert Allied troops from the Siege of Namur.
Despite being neutral at the start of World War II, Belgium and her colonial possessions found themselves at war after the country was invaded by German forces on 10 May 1940.he invasion of Belgium by Nazi Germany started on 10 May 1940 under the codename Fall Gelb (Case Yellow) as part of the wider invasion of France, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The Belgian Albert Canal fortifications, some of the most modern defensive networks in Europe, proved almost useless.