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Gin and tonic kept the British Empire healthy: The drink's quinine powder was vital for stopping the spread of malaria.
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Opinion | The story of gin, from its Dutch roots via London Gin to the gin and tonic, invented in British India to mask the bitter taste of anti- malaria medicine | South
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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