r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/JennyFromTheBlockJok • 4d ago

The inventor of Vaseline, Robert Chesebrough, was such a firm believer in its medicinal properties that he claimed to have eaten a spoonful of it a day. During a bout of pleurisy in his 50s, he ordered his nurse to cover him from head to toe in the substance, and soon recovered. He lived to be 96. Image

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u/peterhala 4d ago

My grandfather became ill when he was in his 90s. We tried smearing him from head to foot with Vaseline. He went down hill quite quickly after that.

(C) Milton Jones

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u/TaralasianThePraxic 4d ago

Classic Milton. Truly the sleepy but hilarious uncle of British comedy

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u/peterhala 3d ago

And I had the same haircut as him all through lockdown.

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u/Schemen123 4d ago

Shouldn't have put him ont that slippery slope!

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u/peterhala 4d ago

Yes, but a fool and his gerbils  are soon parted. Which is another story.

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u/herr_dreizehn 3d ago

which grandfather though?

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u/peterhala 3d ago

He was known as Slippery Simon.

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u/LighteningBolt66 3d ago

My other grandfather?

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u/Audere1 4d ago

Well, yeah. Less friction allows greater acceleration

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u/crystallineghoul 4d ago

you got the joke 🎈🎉🎉🎉🎊

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u/Audere1 4d ago

I did?!

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u/elganyan 4d ago

Apparently not...

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u/underfluous 4d ago

Thanks for explaining!

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u/Audere1 4d ago

You're welcome!

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u/peterhala 4d ago

Living a happy and fulfilled life in a commune peopled by himself and the 27 women on the planet who are sincerely attracted to fat old guys. 40 years as a clerk working in the DMV paid off.