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Proof that spinach lobbyists invented a one-eyed sailor and got away with it.

means A cartoon sailor with a squinty eye and forearms who gains superhuman strength by eating spinach.

from Created by E.C. Segar in 1929 for his comic strip Thimble Theatre, where the gruff sailor barged in and stole the show.

Spinach mythBoosted US spinach sales by a third
His nameMeans pop-eye, for his protruding eye
Real statueTexas town honored him with bronze
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