![TIL that tonic water contains quinine, a medicine to treat malaria. It is believed that gin and tonics were created by British colonials in India to cover the bitter taste : r/todayilearned TIL that tonic water contains quinine, a medicine to treat malaria. It is believed that gin and tonics were created by British colonials in India to cover the bitter taste : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/3zRgK1A1ePReVXffVNls4WGsCGwYpSqmoO6nGZHCxCI.jpg?auto=webp&s=1d25a0288ce735a7b9a28e464f2485a5f02ec70f)
TIL that tonic water contains quinine, a medicine to treat malaria. It is believed that gin and tonics were created by British colonials in India to cover the bitter taste : r/todayilearned
Pin-Ups For Vets - DID YOU KNOW THAT BRITISH SOLDIERS CAME UP WITH THE DRINK: GIN AND TONIC TO HELP FIGHT MALARIA...."In the 1700s a Scottish doctor, George Cleghorn, discovered that quinine
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