{"id":13087,"date":"2026-07-22T01:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T20:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13087"},"modified":"2026-07-22T01:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T20:30:07","slug":"original-new-uses-for-everyday-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13087","title":{"rendered":"Original &#038; New Uses For Everyday Items"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-module=\"subbuzz-text\">\n<h2 class=\"subbuzz__header subbuzz__header--standard subbuzz__title  \">\n<p>      <span class=\"subbuzz__number\">1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"js-subbuzz__title-text\">&#8220;Something like half of prescription drugs are used for something other than the indication they&#8217;ve been approved for.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1upy5r9\/what_things_do_people_use_for_purposes_they\/ow3pz14\/\" target=\"_blank\">u\/zed42<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is how Viagra, etc., were born.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1upy5r9\/what_things_do_people_use_for_purposes_they\/ow3vlr1\/\" target=\"_blank\">u\/RaineRisin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Adderall was originally a diet pill.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1upy5r9\/what_things_do_people_use_for_purposes_they\/ow4oswq\/\" target=\"_blank\">u\/ca77ywumpus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Originally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/this-day-in-history\/march-27\/fda-approves-viagra\" target=\"_blank\">Viagra<\/a> was made and studied to treat\u00a0hypertension and a cardiovascular disease called\u00a0angina pectoris. 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