Fred and Jim, two popular politicians, met at a club to discuss the overthrow of their party leader. They each ordered a vodka on the rocks. Jim downed his and ordered another. He then drank his second in a gulp and decided to wait before he ordered a third. Meanwhile, Fred, who was sipping his drink, suddenly fell forward dead. Both men were set up for assassination. Why did Fred die and Jim live?
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Both Fred and Jim were given drinks with poisoned ice cubes. Jim drank his drinks so quickly that the ice did not have time to melt and release the poison.