Pesticide Turned Sweetner (SPLENDA)
(Reader Contribution to 10 Products Discovered By Accident)
Sucralose is an artificial sweetner that was discovered during research on pesticides. A researcher was told to 'test' the sample, but misheard it as 'taste it' and discovered it had a sweet taste. Amazing, the wikipedia article has been changed from pesticide research to "...to use sucrose as a chemical intermediate in non-traditional areas..."
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