Friday, May 20, 2011

How Snake Oil Got a Bad Rap (Hint: It Wasn’t The Snakes’ Fault)


These days, “snake oil” is synonymous with quackery, the phoniest of phony medicines. A “snake oil salesman” promises you the world, takes your money, and is long gone by the time you realize the product in your hands is completely worthless.
But get this: The original snake oil actually worked.
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2 comments:

  1. Sharktooth7:57 pm

    Very interesting. I did not know that.

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  2. I think I'll try to get me some

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