In this episode of In The Hyphen, Fernando Hurtado looks into why so many U.S. Latinos are obsessed with Vicks VapoRub. The ointment has turned into a protagonist of Latino memes, with people hailing it as a cure for everything from a cold to a broken leg. While it can't fix a broken leg, it's turned into a cultural phenomenon for many Latinos in Latin America and the United States. But why? Fernando spoke to a marketing expert, an advertising veteran, a neuroscientist — and his aunt — to find out.

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