The process of deliberately making something known publicly. Can also refer to any of the methods used in this process, or directly to the business of advertising products or services for profit.
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Can a Renault Megane drive 1700 km with 1 tank?
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See the above advert which claims that Renault Megane can cover 1700km with one tank.
According to this link the Megane model has a fuel tank capacity of 60 Liters.
Can the Megane cover 28.3 Kms per liter of petrol?
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Do scare tactics in advertising succeed in reducing the number of people who smoke or take illegal drugs?
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Are anti-smoking advertisements actually promoting smoking through use of reverse psychology?
Most people agree that tobacco is harmful to health, but many people still smoke (see Wikipedia statistics). Many drugs such as…
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Did Chuck Norris participate in Czech T-Mobile adverts?
There is a series of TV adverts on Czech mobile service provider T-Mobile. The adverts featured Czech jokes on Chuck Norris and he himself played there. But wasn't it a twin, which would allow the ads to get much cheaper. So, where is the truth,…
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Are fairness creams effective?
In south east Asia there is a craze for getting fair complexion in women, hence cosmetics companies - like Unilever, which sells Fair & Lovely creams throughout the Middle East and Indian subcontinent - are earning good money by making…
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Does Floyd Mayweather endorse a teeth whitening product?
An advertorial for Snow teeth-whitening system contains images of former boxer Flloyd Mayweather Jr endorsing the product.
Try Snow teeth whitening - it's the best thing money can buy. - Floyd Mayweather
(Other celebrities which they claim endorse…
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Did New York City ever produce a salsa that competed against Pace Picante sauce?
In this historical reenactment you can see a bunch of folks' having a conversation about salsas. The conversation goes like this,
Decent Texan> More Picante sauce.
Creepy foreign looking guy> Let's use mine?
Texan 1> Oh that ain't Pace Picante…
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