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The British developed a fondness…

July 29, 2019Weirdo

The British developed a fondness for gin in their Indian Colony, where those posted there added a dollop of gin to the quinine they took as a preventative for malaria to make it more palatable. It apparently carried over when they returned home, and became the well-known Gin & Tonic.

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Bill Gates released some mosquito’s in …

May 9, 2012February 11, 2013Weirdo

Bill Gates released some mosquito’s in an auditorium during a TED speech, “So, not only poor people got to enjoy the experience.”

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