![In an 1898 poster, Bibendum, the Michelin Man, raises a glass filled with broken glass and other road obstacles. The text reads, "Now is the time to drink!! Which is to say: 'To your health, the Michelin tire drinks down the obstacle[s]!'" (Image via Wikicommons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelin_Man#/media/File:Michelin_Poster_1898.jpg)](https://www.bradycarlson.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20250703michelinman-80x50.jpg)
The Original Version Of The Michelin Man Was Kind Of Terrifying
For National Tire Safety Week, the story of a character made of tires, one of the most famous mascots in advertising history… and one who was originally kind of a hot mess.
For One Supreme Court Nominee, The Nation’s Number One Question Was About His Mustache
Today in 1833, the birthday of Melville Fuller. He would eventually become Chief Justice of the United States, but not before the country asked whether a member of the US Supreme Court could be fair and objective if he has a mustache (!)
Waiters In Paris Once Went On Strike Over Mustaches
This month in 1907 waiters in Paris went on strike. Yes, they wanted better pay and improved working conditions, but their most high profile demand: they wanted the right to grow mustaches.
Why Shave With A Razor When You Can Use X-Rays?
Shaving dates back tens of thousands of years, and it's gone in and out of fashion more times than we can count. And for a time in 1945, there was an idea to replace razors with a series of hair treatments involving X-rays (!)