Harold von Braunhut
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Harold von Braunhut, also known as Hendrik von Braun, was an American mail-order marketer, inventor, and white supremacist. He was most famous as the creator and seller of various novelty products mar
Brine shrimp, which von Braunhut famously marketed as "Sea-Monkeys"
A 1964 advertisement for X-ray specs that falsely promises the ability to see through flesh and clothing
Brine shrimp
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Artemia is a genus of aquatic crustaceans also known as brine shrimp. It is the only genus in the family Artemiidae. The first historical record of the existence of Artemia dates back to the first hal
Harold von Braunhut
…glasses which create an optical distortion, but which were falsely marketed as letting wearers see through flesh and clothes, and Sea-Monkeys, which were brine shrimp, but were advertised as humanoid figures; Sea-Monkeys became very popular and sold well, though von Braunhut was at one point sued over their marketing…
Artemia salina 4
San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds
Artemia monica (male)
Triops longicaudatus adult ventral