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What invention did Dr. John Harvey Kellogg create?
What invention did Dr. John Harvey Kellogg create?
What did Dr. John Harvey Kellogg believe about the human colon?
What did Dr. John Harvey Kellogg believe about the human colon?
What was the mascot of Coco Pops in 1991?
What was the mascot of Coco Pops in 1991?
What happened to Ms Onasanya in 2017?
What happened to Ms Onasanya in 2017?
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What did Dr. John Harvey Kellogg promote?
What did Dr. John Harvey Kellogg promote?
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What did Ms Onasanya recall in a passage?
What did Ms Onasanya recall in a passage?
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What did Dr. John Harvey Kellogg's wife never do?
What did Dr. John Harvey Kellogg's wife never do?
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In which year did Coco Pops first appear?
In which year did Coco Pops first appear?
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What did Kellogg's apologize for in 2017?
What did Kellogg's apologize for in 2017?
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What was the last sentence of the text about?
What was the last sentence of the text about?
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Study Notes
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Dr. John Harvey Kellogg was a controversial figure in early 20th century America.
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He is most famous for his creation of Corn Flakes, but he was also involved in a number of other projects, including inventing the electrotherapy exercise bed and a medical slapping-massage machine.
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He was a supporter of abstinence from masturbation, sexual arousal and sexual intercourse, and believed that the human colon was in a 'desperately and depraved condition' due to parasites.
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He was also against sex and his wife never consummated their marriage.
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He was an ardent eugenicist and promoted purity of breeding.
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Kellogg's apologized in 2017 when its Corn Pops box showed mostly yellow characters enjoying a shopping mall, with one brown character cleaning the floor.
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The cereal's United States version, Coco Pops, first appeared in 1958 with a monkey named Jose as mascot.
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After a series of changes, Coco the Monkey became mascot in 1991, but since 2001, Snap, Crackle and Pop have been the cereal's mascot.
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Ms Onasanya became the first sitting MP in nearly thirty years to be jailed when she was convicted of lying to police about a speeding ticket.
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In a passage, she recalled being ridiculed during her first breakfast behind bars.
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She also complained of a lack of sleep while imprisoned at HMP Bronzefield but said she now hopes to 'become a voice' for women she met in prison.
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Can you name the controversial 20th century American doctor who is most famous for his creation of Corn Flakes?
