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There are a lot of popular inventions that were never meant to be. Cocaine used to be used as a local anesthesia. Rogaine was originally created in the 1950s to treat ulcers. Now it’s used for high blood pressure and hair loss.
I have no doubt there are many, many more.
~Slinkies, silly putty, super glue…~
Out of everything you mentioned, the only one I know is the cocaine one. Thank you for the info.
Makes wish there was a community for accidental successes.
I knew about Rogaine, Silly Putty, and Superglue, but not cocaine.
We must lead very different lives.