The Ridiculous History of "Snake Oil"
Ridiculous History
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The Poisonous Snakes and Their Oil Venom
Feds seize shipment of Charles Stanley snake oil in 1917. Feds find it has no snake oil, no provable medicinal properties and they eventually find Charles Stanley. "I think there probably was a bit of a bravado involved in it sure the sales pitch"
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