
It’s official, tea IS a life-saver: Experts say rise of the traditional cuppa in the 1700s killed off bugs in dirty water and reduced dysentery deaths
Experts found the rise of tea was linked to a fall in deaths during the Industrial Revolution, when sanitation was poor. But boiling water to make a cuppa killed deadly bacteria and parasites. Experts found the rise of tea was linked to a fall in deaths during the Industrial Revolution, when sanitation was poor. But boiling…