In 1910, people bought sugar pills to protect themselves from Halleys Comet. | Ancient Enigma

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In 1910, Halley’s Comet sparked mass panic as people feared its toxic tail. Entrepreneurs sold “anti-comet pills,” gas masks, and even umbrellas to protect against the supposed danger. The comet passed safely, but the frenzy revealed how fear can create strange and unexpected markets. #HalleysComet #HistoricalPanic #StrangeHistory #CometFever #Trending | The Fact Spot

The 1910 Earth passage of Halley’s Comet brought much scientific revelation and much fear. This was because of our technological advances which revealed that the comet's tail consisted of a highly poisonous gas called cyanogen, leading to a mass panic among the public. Scientists tried to reassure them that nothing cataclysmic would happen, but the seed of hysteria had been sewn which gave birth to some interesting (funny) products including "anti-comet pills". Nevertheless, on 20 May, after Ear