Unexpected Death
Zachary Taylor’s untimely death resulted in a slew of speculations circulating about the nature of his illness. A number of individuals speculated that he may have been poisoned by contaminated ice water or milk, while others speculated that the large number of cherries he devoured at the Fourth of July party was to blame. Is it possible that something as simple as eating too many cherries was considered a possible cause of death in the 1800s?
Unexpected Death
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