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Who tried to find out the comparative harm of tea and coffee on guinea pigs?

The Swedish king Gustav III once decided to personally check what is more harmful to humans - tea or coffee. For this, two twins sentenced to death were selected. The first was given a large cup of tea three times a day, the second - coffee. The king himself did not live to see the end of the experiment, being killed. The twins lived a long time, but the one who drank tea was the first to die at the age of 83.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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