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[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I don't get the context behind this. Can someone please explain it?

[–] [email protected] 43 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Kellogg developed corn flakes as a deliberately bland food to stifle people's libido in his weirdo health resorts. It is worth reading up on, or catch the episode of the Behind the Bastards podcast on Kellogg, aptly named "The Great American Cum Doctor".

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Lol wtf. I love that podcast though so I'll check it out.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

There's also a great movie about this called The Road To Wellville.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

There's also a YouTube channel called Hook which goes into the history of various brands/companies

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, chaste for Corn Flakes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

And Honey Nut Cheerios for a honey of an O.