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Corn Flakes Were Born From an Anti-Masturbation Crusade
Original: When Corn Flakes Were Part of an Anti-Masturbation Crusade
John Harvey Kellogg invented Corn Flakes in the late 19th century as part of a bland-food regimen he believed would suppress sexual desire, as part of his broader anti-masturbation campaign at his Battle Creek sanitarium. Readers are sharing the odd origin story of the breakfast staple, amused and surprised that one of the world's most familiar cereals began as moral health reform.
Why now: The surprising and little-known origin story of a common household breakfast food is resurfacing and entertaining readers.
John Harvey KelloggCorn FlakesKellogg'sBattle Creek Sanitarium
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