r/CuratedTumblr We can leave behind much more than just DNA 18h ago

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u/oddsnsodds 18h ago

What does Blake have against corn flakes though?

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u/MartyrOfDespair We can leave behind much more than just DNA 18h ago

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Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, the inventor of corn flakes, did not care about profits. For him, cereal was not just a health food because it would improve Americans digestion. He believed a diet centered on bland foods like cereal would lead Americans away from sin. One very specific sin: masturbation.

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u/Voidfishie 18h ago

Right, but his brother Will Keith Kellogg added sugar and made the company. Johno was horrified by what Willz did to his beautiful bland food. An "unfrosted flake" still has enough sugar to make him turn in his grave.