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Queens: In 2010, classicist Prudence Jones successfully dissolved a pearl in vinegar in an unsuccessful attempt to disprove a myth about which queen's most expensive meal?

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The queen in question is Cleopatra. The myth suggests that she dissolved a valuable pearl in a cup of vinegar and drank it to impress Mark Antony with her wealth and power.

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