Product packaging and advertisements are chock full of hidden and subliminal messages, some intentional and some unintentional . . .
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The image of a naked man is hidden in the artwork of Camel cigarette packs.
An early experiment in subliminal advertising resulted in a movie theater's increased sales of popcorn and Coke.
The '33' on the Rolling Rock beer label stands for 1933, the year Prohibition was repealed.
Stacking two of Pepsi's special 1990 "Cool Cans" spelled out the word
A Samburu tribesman said "Give me big shoes" instead of "Just Do It" in a Nike commercial.
A couple of Intel engineers were fired after etching the phrase "Bill sux" onto a new version of the Pentium chip.
A can of Renuzit air freshener displays a phallus on its label.
The 1975 Sears catalog includes a glimpse of a male model exposing himself.
The H.J. Heinz company adopted the slogan
PETA placed a brick with a hidden message at San Diego's PETCO Park.
Washing instruction tags on Tom Bihn bags carried a hidden message in French.
Soles of Vans shoes are adorned with the Star of David so that wearers will "stomp on Jews."
A Huntley and Palmers biscuit tin included risqué images on its lid.
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