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Medical Mystery: Did this president suffer a death by cherries?

U.S. President Zachary Taylor was dead within days of celebrating his second July 4 in office. Was it poison, as some claimed?

Within days of celebrating July 4, 1850, President Zachary Taylor was on his deathbed.
Within days of celebrating July 4, 1850, President Zachary Taylor was on his deathbed.Read moreLibrary of Congress
    by Allan B. Schwartz, For the Inquirer
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