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The Cases That Changed Our World: Episode 2

The Cases That Changed Our World - Episode 2

The case of the Victorian medicine which established principles about truth in advertising

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Synopsis

The curious saga of the Carbolic Smoke Ball, a bizarre Victorian quack medicine, a case which established important principles about truth in advertising.

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