The purpose of the looking at the future...is to disturb the present!

Gaston Berger (1896-1960), francuski futurolog

How a Cup of Tea Laid the Foundations for Modern Statistical Analysis

Scientific experiments run today are based on research practices that evolved out of a British tea-tasting experiment in the 1920s.
Link :
https://www.wired.com/story/how-a-cup-of-tea-laid-the-foundations-for-modern-statistical-analysis-adam-kucharski-proof-book/