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Nostalgia and Tonic

Contrary to many accounts , there’s no evidence that the famous drink was actually invented by British officers in India to make their malaria medicine more palatable.

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Contrary to many accounts , there’s no evidence that the famous drink was actually invented by British officers in India to make their malaria medicine more palatable. That said, it did become popular there, and quinine, an ingredient in tonic water, does help treat malaria.

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