King Gustav III

King Gustav III

King Gustav III of Sweden, in an experiment, commuted death sentences to a pair of twins. Their sentences were commuted to life imprisonment on the condition that one drank 3 pots of coffee, and the other tea, every day for the rest of their lives.

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