r/Damnthatsinteresting 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/veryfarfromreality 4d ago

90's vicks masks at clubs for the win! Those poor souls who used the sticks lol.

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u/5DollarJumboNoLine 3d ago

Its called a "sea-breeze," you blow the stick into someone's face