0096 FB From Radium Chocolates to Cigarettes for Kids – The Strangest Ads in History! Part 3 - video Dailymotion

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Did you know that in the past, people were sold radium chocolates for “energy,” candy cigarettes to make kids “look cool,” and miracle tonics claiming to cure everything? These shocking ads show how far marketing could go without science. Deepak and Sonia reveal the truth behind these ads in a fun, conversational way. And of course, today’s riddle will keep you guessing till the end!

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00:00dear viewers welcome to truth and trends today we are diving into the strangest ads in history

00:13but before that here's today's riddle i have cities but no houses i have mountains but no

00:19trees i have water but no fish what am i hmm tough one is it a dream nice try but no that's not it

00:27okay second attempt it must be a video game world i like the creativity sonia but no you'll get the

00:34answer at the end of this video until then let's dive into some shocking ads did you know there

00:40was once a chocolate called radium chocolate they advertised it as an energy booster because radium

00:46glowed in the dark that sounds insane people were literally eating radioactive stuff exactly

00:51back then people thought if it glows it must be powerful but in reality radium exposure causes

00:57cancer and organ damage a deadly idea packaged as a sweet hard to believe a chocolate bar could be

01:03so dangerous definitely one of the worst ad ideas in history moving on sonia do you remember candy

01:10cigarettes they were given to kids so they could look cool like adults yes i've seen old ads kids

01:16holding fake cigarettes with smoke-like powder shocking imagine training children to smoke before

01:21they even knew the harm of tobacco exactly studies later showed those candy cigarettes increase the

01:27chance of real smoking habits in adulthood that's why most countries banned them proof that not

01:32every fun ad is harmless some can shape lifelong addictions and here's another classic scam the

01:38miracle tonic ads promised it cured headaches indigestion cough even weak nerves all in one bottle

01:44sounds like today's whatsapp forwards one drink for every disease exactly in reality most were just

01:51sugar water alcohol or dangerous chemicals no scientific basis which is why governments crack

01:56down on such fake cure-all products later okay deepak enough suspense i think i figured out your riddle

02:03the answer is a map haha correct yes a map has cities mountains water but none of them are real

02:10well done finally got one right viewers if you enjoyed this mix of riddles in history don't forget to like

02:16share and subscribe to truth and trends and comment your thoughts did you guess the riddle before i did

02:21we'll be back soon with more unbelievable ads and brain twisting riddles till then stay curious

0096 FB From Radium Chocolates to Cigarettes for Kids – The Strangest Ads in History! Part 3

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