Gustav III of SwedenGustav III of Sweden believed that coffee was poison, and to prove his theory, he sentenced a murderer to drink coffee every day. To provide comparison, another murderer was pardoned on condition that he drink tea every day. Two doctors were appointed to supervise the experiment and see who died first. The doctors were the first to die. Then the King was murdered in 1792. Finally, . . .after many years, one of the criminals died, at the age of 83. He was the tea drinker.
Gustav III of Sweden
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