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https://namu.wiki/w/%EC%88%98%ED%81%AC%EB%9E%84%EB%A1%9C%EC%8A%A4

원래 살충제에 넣으려 했던 화학성분이었으나 1976년 화학자 Shashikant Phadnis가 test(시험하라)라는 말을 taste(맛보아라)로 잘못 듣고 수크랄로스를 맛보았는데, 거기서 강한 단맛이 나는 것을 우연히 발견하였다. 

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucralose

Sucralose was discovered in 1976 by scientists from Tate & Lyle, working with researchers Leslie Hough and Shashikant Phadnis at Queen Elizabeth College (now part of King's College London). While researching novel uses of sucrose and its synthetic derivatives, Phadnis was told to "test" a chlorinated sugar compound. According to an anecdotal account, Phadnis thought Hough asked him to "taste" it, so he did and found the compound to be exceptionally sweet.

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맛 본 사람은 인도인 대학 연구원이네요. test 를 taste 로 잘못(?) 알아듣고 변을 당한 사람들이 상당할듯yo.