EcoPlus Ad Shows Coke Poured into Car’s Gas Tank

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Jordan Liles

May 4, 2022 We reached out to a company spokesperson to ask about this very bad idea that was advertised as ...

Does Irish Spring Soap Repel Flies?

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Dan Evon

Jun 17, 2021 If it worked as well as people say it does, why don't they sell Irish Spring Fly Repellent?

Did the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Announce a Ban on a Colgate Total Toothpaste Ingredient?

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Dan MacGuill

Jul 19, 2017 A widely-shared article gets some crucial facts wrong about a September 2016 FDA ruling on the u ...

Blue Collar Innovation

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Barbara Mikkelson

Oct 10, 2005 Legend about low-level employee who suggests simple yet brilliant innovation.

Dollar Store Toothpaste

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David Mikkelson

Jun 14, 2004 Some dollar stores sell expired and foreign, non-ADA-approved formulations of toothpaste.

Does Sodium Lauryl Sulfate in Shampoo Pose a Cancer Risk?

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David Mikkelson

Jun 10, 1999 Decades-old scarelore warns that a common shampoo ingredient 'will cause people to have cancer.'