Accuplacer Exam: Reading Comprehension — Flashcards

During the 1970s, a new type of pet became popular in North America. Although they were actually just brine shrimp, they were marketed as 'Sea Monkeys.' They don't actually look like monkeys at all, but were branded as such due to their long tails. When sea monkeys first began to be sold in the United States, they were sold under the brand name 'Instant Life.' Later, when they became known as sea monkeys, the cartoon drawings that were featured in comic books showed creatures that resembled humans more than shrimp. The creative marketing of these creatures can only be described as genius, and at the height of their popularity in the 1970s, they could be found in as many as one in five homes.
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