February 06, 2024
In the 1920s Leo Gerstenzang watched his wife use cotton swabs affixed to toothpicks during their baby daughter’s bath time routine. Gerstenzang began manufacturing these swabs under the name Baby Gays. Today they are known as Q-tips.
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Feb 05
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Feb 04
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Feb 03
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Feb 01
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Jan 31
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Jan 30
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Jan 27
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