The Amazing Sea-Monkeys!
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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Von Braunhut's Other Gimmicks
Jimmy reviews Harold von Braunhut's other marketed items—from crazy crabs to x-ray specs and invisible goldfish.
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Jimmy reviews Harold von Braunhut's other marketed items—from crazy crabs to x-ray specs and invisible goldfish.
Starting in 1960, comic books began advertising mail order pets known as sea monkeys, the brainchild of inventor Harold von Braunhut. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli investigate the whimsical creatures, their creator, and a series of disappointing revelations connected to them.
