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TIL that WD-40’s formula is a trade secret. The product was not patented in 1953 to avoid disclosing the details of its composition

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v1NlK Today I learned the late, great voiceover god Peter Thomas of Forensic Files and numerous documentaries provided the voice of Philips brand Automated External Defibrillators. He said that Philips "wanted a voice that wouldn't scare people." Clearly they never watched Forensic Files alone at 3 AM!
rR45o TIL the Michelin Man’s ‘real’ name is Bibendum, and the reason he’s white is because he was created before carbon was added as a preservative and a strengthener to the basic rubber material. Before 1912, tyres were a gray-white or light and translucent-beige colour.
epAR6 TIL as of 2022, the Blue House in South Korea no longer houses the President due to the current one relocating his office and has been open to the public as a park
X7GD TIL of the “Demon Core,” a plutonium sphere that killed scientists on TWO separate occasions
yy8e TIL the 2002 movie Russian Ark was filmed in one single 96-minute take, on the third try. The shot involved 33 sets, 867 actors, 3 live orchestras, hundreds of extras, and a steadicam operator taking a 1.3 km journey through it all.