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Advertisements haven’t always been truthful—some were bizarre, some dangerous, and some just hilarious! In this episode, Sonia and Deepak uncover more shocking ads from history: Coca-Cola once had cocaine in it, shampoo was advertised with beer as the secret ingredient, and vibrating belts promised “instant weight loss.” Plus, another tricky riddle at the start—answer revealed at the end!

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00:00welcome back dear viewers to truth and trends but before we dive into today's strange ads
00:13here's a riddle for you ready deepak always ready sonia hit me with it okay the more you take from
00:20me the bigger i get what am i is it debt the more you take the bigger it becomes smart guess
00:28but not the one try again maybe appetite the more you eat the hungrier you feel sometimes nice try
00:37viewers keep thinking answer at the end deepak did you know that coca-cola originally had cocaine in
00:44it wait what cocaine in a soft drink that's unbelievable yes in the late 1800s the drink
00:53was advertised as energizing and refreshing people believed it gave vitality without knowing the real
00:59risk imagine families happily drinking it not realizing it had a narcotic sonia i saw a funny
01:06old ad once something about beer and shampoo exactly in the 1970s beer shampoo ads claimed alcohol proteins
01:16made hair shiny and strong haha so instead of drinking beer people were washing their hair with
01:22it pretty much it was more of a marketing gimmick normal ingredients with the beer label for attraction
01:29another strange one vibrating belt machines for weight loss oh yes i've seen those in old movies
01:36people just stood while belts shook their belly exactly ads promised instant fat burning without
01:43exercise of course scientifically they never worked but i'm sure many people wasted money hoping for a
01:50miracle shortcut okay sonia reveal today's riddle answer i can't take it anymore the answer is a pit
01:58the more you take from it the bigger it gets ah that's brilliant viewers did you get it right
02:04comment your answer below and tell us which had shocked you the most today don't forget to like
02:09share and subscribe to truth and trends see you in part three with more crazy ads and another riddle jay hint
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