TIL King Gustav III of Sweden commissioned an experiment to prove coffee was poisonous. Overseen by two doctors, a prisoner was forced to drink three pots of coffee a day until he died. Both doctors and the King died before the prisoner.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_III_of_Sweden%27s_coffee_experiment



Submitted February 26, 2015 at 07:05AM by FilecakeAbroad http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2x6lfq/til_king_gustav_iii_of_sweden_commissioned_an/