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As tea is made using boiled water they had less exposure to dangerous waterborne bacteria and parasites than Europeans did for thousands of years. Europeans instead drank large amounts of Alcoholic Beverages to reduce exposure to dangerous waterborne bacteria and parasites, with the result that they were also drunk most of the time (when the Chinese could be clear headed and sober).

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