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the artificial sweetener sucralose was discovered when a researcher misunderstood an order to test” the compound and interpreted it as taste instead. The researcher found it to be exceptionally sweet.

Sep 23, 2022•1 min read

Fun Fact: the artificial sweetener sucralose was discovered when a researcher misunderstood an order to “test” the compound and interpreted it as “taste” instead. The researcher found it to be exceptionally sweet.

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