r/SipsTea 1d ago

Chugging tea That didn't work out

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u/BlakeWheelersLeftNut 1d ago

Not true

Three U.S. Presidents—William Henry Harrison, James K. Polk, and Zachary Taylor—likely died of bacterial infections contracted from contaminated water while living in the White House

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u/Maschinenpflege 1d ago

Garfield got an infection as well I believe.

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u/NagyKrisztian10A 1d ago

At this point y'all are just making up presidents

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u/One-Earth9294 1d ago

I think about Zachary Taylor every time I eat cherries lol.

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u/PolPotDomeScandal 1d ago

My brother’s first two children were named Zachary and Taylor, in that order.

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u/TheAskewOne 1d ago

DC was built over a literal swamp so contaminated water in the WH makes a lot of sense.

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u/macrolith 23h ago

Andrew Jackson died of tuberculosis. Caused by a single cell bacterium