
What is snake oil?
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The History of Snake Oil
When the Chinese American population blossomed in the United States people from China brought over traditional medicinal practices with them. And that's where we get the idea of snake oil being rubbed on human extremities and then the West learned of anti venom technology. All of a sudden snake oil was like crypto it sounded really good you would never experienced it likely in the 1800s but you would heard about it.
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