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.

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[u/gabriellyakagcwens]

From the Wikipedia page for the first Kevlar Body Armor:

The company was founded in the early 1970s by U.S. Marine and pizza delivery owner/driver Richard Davis. Davis developed the idea of a bulletproof vest after shooting three armed robbers in self-defense during a delivery.

Davis started his company out of his garage. In early sales demonstrations, he would put on one of his vests and then shoot himself, usually with a firearm provided by whatever agency he was demonstrating for.

[u/gwicksted → u/gabriellyakagcwens]

Ok, that guy is badass.

[u/cchoe1 → u/gwicksted]

Dudes also a con artist who sold shit armor to cops that failed. they investigated and found nearly half the armor that was sold to them was malfunctioning. Instead of fixing it, he dissolved the company and ran off with a bunch of money

[u/theartoffun → u/[deleted]]

This guy should be president

[u/Eastern-Tour8339 → u/theartoffun]

GOATED

[u/s0m3on3outthere → u/theartoffun]

Probably better than our two current options after the debacle last night.

[u/TFFPrisoner → u/s0m3on3outthere]

That kind of mindset is what got us here.

[u/s0m3on3outthere → u/TFFPrisoner]

This was a heavy /s joke. I'm sorry if it didn't come across that way.

[u/RollingMeteors → u/[deleted]]

“Defund the police, and find my own wallet instead” decades ahead of his time!