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Was she much smarter than average? Von Neumann was reputed to be immune to drink and was the smartest person to ever live.

The less negative "drunk" effects you have, the more likely you are to become an alcoholic, research suggests, because you still get addicted, and it's less quickly obvious that you need to moderate yourself https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/3683577/Scientists-...

The story makes no sense. She probably was an alcoholic.

If she wasn't, why would she consume an entire bottle of vodka?

And the opposite where you get drunk without drinking: Auto-brewery syndrome, also known as gut fermentation syndrome

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-brewery_syndrome

Calling bullshit.

Probably a alcoholic or something.

A quick Google search yields people like these: https://www.quora.com/Is-there-anyone-that-cannot-get-drunk

A quick Google search of "quora" can also yield numerous sources stating it is full of bullshit. Of course, a quick Google search of any of those further sources will probably lead to the same thing...

I was at first too, but it's an odd story to brag about and it actually was a complaint :)

Was her name Marion Ravenwood?