For thousands of years doctors told patients suffering from pain to chew on the bark of a willow tree. Even as far back as 400 B.C. Hippocrates recommended a tea made from yellow leaves. It wasn't until the 1800's that scientists discovered what was in the willow tree that relieved pain and reduced fever. What was the substance called?
It started in the U.S. and has conquered the world. In some parts of the world it sells for three times the price of liquor. It was originally sold as a brain tonic, but was poorly received. What is the name of this drink product?
What flip-flops as much as an American politician and is still popular with the public, after all these years? It flip-flops all over the place, especially down stairs.
How did a trip to the drug store help this candy manufacture invent a new candy type that is still on the market over 80 years later, even though the idea had a hole in it. What is this candy called?
What invention, more than 100 years old, has a product, a company, a town, an institution and a school named after it?