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That is quite impressive because they also had a hand in the creation of 'public relations' i.e mass marketing. A very powerful combination!

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Bernaise was credited with "public relations" i think he was just hired to market. Famously his "Torches of Freedom" - which got cigarettes in the hand of women.

He also helped to popularize "bacon and eggs for breakfast" and water fluoridation.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_relations_campaigns_o...

blows my mind how many campaigns he's been involved in. Popularizing the banana is another one...

Bananas are super weird, basically everything about them.

The origin of the fruit to begin with, and how vulnerable that makes the plants. The effort put into getting them into every store in every corner of the world. The money put into marketing.

There are plenty of other kinds of fruit, there's nothing super special about bananas that I'm aware of from a nutrition or taste standpoint.

Just weird.