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Re:The history behind aspirin 81 by ggm on Sunday November 26, 2023 @08:29PM (#38427068)
The word became the generic in Europe after WW1 and is said to come from the acquisition of Bayer IPR in war reparations.

I think like Thermos and Hoover they just didn't trade mark police adequately.

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