TIL about quinine, a drug used to cure malaria, was originally used by the Quechua people of South America as a muscle relaxant. When the Spanish came, they observed how the drug was used and was later brought to Europe, eventually used to cure diarrhea and malaria.

TIL about quinine, a drug used to cure malaria, was originally used by the Quechua people of South America as a muscle relaxant. When the Spanish came, they observed how the drug was used and was later brought to Europe, eventually used to cure diarrhea and malaria.