"Plenty of products we use every day have interesting little back stories to them. For instance, we bet your fourth grade self could find no greater joy than discovering that Q-tips were originally called "Baby Gays."

But what is even more interesting than that is how some world-changing inventions were created for a completely different, and often stupid, purpose. For instance ..." Read more: The 5 Most Insane Original Uses of Famous Products | Cracked.com http://www.cracked.com/article_19644_the-5-most-insane-original-uses-famous-products.html#ixzz1jK07Kalo

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