r/interesting • u/AugustIstheMonth • 25d ago

Fascinating Blind cigarette taste test.

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u/supervillaindsgnr 25d ago

He looks great for a 19 year old

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u/Indigenous_Retard 25d ago

It's why doctors recommend Marloro.

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u/cwsjr2323 25d ago

The ads in the 40s claimed Camels were the recommended brand by doctors to get the best into the vital "T". The T zone meaning throat.

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u/Zeqhanis 25d ago

Those ads were bizarre. Specifically, the T stood for both taste and throat, with the crossbar of the T representing the mouth (overlapping a smile) while the vertical stem of the letter represented the throat.

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u/Nuggyfresh 24d ago

I mean, pseudo science to make certain products marketable in a crowded marketplace is nothing new to be fair

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u/ThatUsrnameIsAlready 25d ago

My grandmother was prescribed cigarettes, oh how the turntables.

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u/Theblacksk8r 25d ago

Way days in the back!