The original purpose of cornflakes was… not breakfast
by Kapanash
The original purpose of cornflakes was… not breakfast
by Kapanash
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John Harvey Kellogg believed bland foods could reduce sexual urges, which is why he created cornflakes as part of a strict “healthy” diet at his sanitarium. His brother Will Keith Kellogg later turned it into the sugary breakfast cereal we know today. I used Will for the meme because I couldn’t turn John into a wojak.
Imagine if John saw what we do on the internet now. He’d be trying to turn the entire corn crop of the Midwest into a giant flake.
“Jarvis, get a white background, add two wojaks, some text and post it to r/historymemes”
It’s interesting because Britain’s Corn laws had the un-stated purpose of restricting reproduction (Malthusian-ism was popping off), which is the broader symbolic idea behind these (Corn) Flakes.
There is often truths embedded in offbeat stories like this one. Especially offbeat stories that have survived to this day.
I don’t think that cornflakes box is historically accurate
Had to give folks unflavored food as apparently seasoned food gave people lower extremities pump…
Don’t forget your yogurt enema!
Dumbass showed the Post guy how they made it and he stole the process and formed a competitor.
He also recommended circumcision for the same purpose. That’s why most people in the US is circumcised