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Daily Archives: October 12, 2012

And even more vintage ads we’ll never see again

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Carolyn Thomas
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Swiss chemist Paul Hermann Müller was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine in 1948 “for his discovery of the high efficiency of DDT as a contact poison”. Check out this vintage ad with happy people, produce and animals singing: “DDT is good for me-e-e!” Continue reading →

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