Who invented our favorite celebratory drink? That depends on who you ask. The French say that champagne was created around 1668 by none other than Dom Perignon, a blind Benedictine monk and master vintner.

It’s a good story, but its veracity – along with Perignon’s blindness - has been brought into question. The English version credits scientist Christopher Merret with the first deliberate production of bubbly wine in 1662.