TIL (from watching Pachinko) that in WW2, Japan produced a drug called Philopon, which in Latin means “love of work”

It was a “miracle drug” and was given liberally to the military as well as factory workers to boost productivity

The catch? It was meth lol

TIL (from watching Pachinko) that in WW2, Japan produced a drug called Philopon, which in Latin means “love of work”

It was a “miracle drug” and was given liberally to the military as well as factory workers to boost productivity

The catch? It was meth lol

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Ogata

Interesting historical fact about Japan in WWII