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RT Sama Hoole (@SamaHoole)1860s: Cottonseed is toxic waste from textile mills. Contains gossypol (liver damage, infertility, heart dysfunction).Uses: Lamp oil, soap, machine lubricant. Not food. Literally poisonous.1911: Procter & Gamble patents hydrogenation. Liquid cottonseed oil becomes solid. They call it Crisco.Problem: Nobody wants to eat industrial waste.Solution: Marketing. "Healthier than lard!" (no evidence). Free samples. Recipe books.Still losing to butter and lard.1948: P&G donates $1.7 million ...