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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 76 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Over half of Americans read at a 6th-grade level or lower and our President speaks at a 4th-grade level. How many you suppose know Tylenol and acetaminophen are the same thing?

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Just wait till they hear what big pharma is doing with paracetamol

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I could totally see acetaminophen makers rebranding with a "new" paracetamol

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

lol my guess is like 70% of people in the us don’t know what acetaminophen or paracetamol are, so Tylenol could just come out with Lonelyt Extra Stength and bam, sales

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] clif@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Look at the elitist over here that knows how to read : P

I never learned and you can't make me.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

Ah!

There's dihydrogen monoxide in my drinking water!

Ahhhhh!