This day in history: Bayer registered "Aspirin" as a trademark on this day in 1899. Aspirin, however, has been around for thousands of years. The Sumerians knew that if they ingested the scraped bark of certain trees, their pain would go away. The basically discovered aspirin.
Low dose aspirin is used to reduce the risk of heart attacks, and studies have found a link between taking regular aspirin and a reduced risk of cancer, particularly colon cancer, however taking aspirin may increase the risk of tinnitus, or ringing in the ears. However, there are other uses for aspirin: It helps cut flowers last longer...it can help exfoliate your skin...it can control inflammation caused by mosquito bites or bee stings by applying it wet to your skin...and it is used as a garden aid and it can restore hair color.
There is also a debate as to whether aspirin can revive a dead car
battery. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/35438/can-aspirin-revive-a-flat-car-battery
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