What Is a Duct Tape and Why Is It Called So?
What Is a Duct Tape and Why Is It Called So? According to etymologist Jan Freeman, the story that duct tape was originally called duck tape is “quack...
Read MoreWhat Is a Duct Tape and Why Is It Called So? According to etymologist Jan Freeman, the story that duct tape was originally called duck tape is “quack...
Read MoreWhy Do Zippers Have Initials Ykk on Them? The initials YKK stand for Yoshida Kōgyō Kabushiki gaisha (Yoshida Manufacturing Corporation), which was the name of the...
Read MoreWhat Is a Butterfinger? Butterfinger is a candy bar, invented by the Drew Seibold of Florence, Wisconsin, and was manufactured for marketing by Otto Schnering, which...
Read MoreWho Made the First Chewing Gum? In many lands and from very early times, people have enjoyed chewing on gum-like substances. Some of these were chewy bits of resin and...
Read MoreIn Silicon Valley, it’s never too early to become an entrepreneur. Just ask 13-year-old Shubham Banerjee. The California eighth-grader has launched a company to...
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