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The strongest acid was invented by accident while cleaning a coffee pot. Caffeine inspires violence.

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Fluoroantimonic acid is generally cited as the strongest superacid, and it was developed through research, not discovered by accident while cleaning a coffee pot. Check a chemistry reference for details.

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