Poisoned Fruit Punch

A man went into a party and drank some of the fruit punch. He then left early. Everyone at the party who drunk the fruit punch subsequently died of poisoning. Why did the man not die?

Answer

The poison from the punch came from the ice cubes. When the man drank the punch, the ice was still fully frozen. Gradually, as the ice cubes melted the poison was released into the punch.

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