r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/JennyFromTheBlockJok • 6d 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/IrreverentRacoon 6d ago

What if he was right tho? I want answers. I WANT THE TRUTH.

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u/SunsetSniper55 6d ago

Are you sure you can handle the truth?

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u/Hobomanchild 6d ago

Not if it's covered in Vaseline.