Corn flakes were first marketed in 1894 by Dr. John Kellogg--primarily for altruistic reasons. Kellogg was a fervent opponent of masturbation and strongly believed that it was the cause of almost all medical and social ills which inflicted mankind. He thought that the regular eating of corn flakes would lower the sex drive of the consumer and result in a reduction of the hated practice.
For more information on the medical philosophy of Dr. Kellogg and other modes of treatment he advocated when the corn flakes didn't work, click here for an insightful article on the subject in the magazine mental_floss.
For more information on the medical philosophy of Dr. Kellogg and other modes of treatment he advocated when the corn flakes didn't work, click here for an insightful article on the subject in the magazine mental_floss.
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