Tomato ketchup pills were sold as medicine in 1830s.
✓ TRUE FACT
In 1834, ketchup was sold as a cure for indigestion by an Ohio physician named John Cook. Tomato ketchup was popularized as a condiment commercially in the late 1800's and today Americans purchases 10 billion ounces of ketchup annually.
🤯 "Tomato ketchup pills were sold as medicine in 1830s. These days you won't find it in the pharmacies though."