g89L TIL Italian banks take Parmigiano Reggiano — a.k.a. Parmesan — as collateral for loans and keep hundreds of thousands of cheese wheels in their own climate-controlled vaults for the 2 years it takes to mature
vKQL TIL There is a hidden vault behind the carved heads at Mount Rushmore. It contains the text from the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. It is not accessible to the general public.
OaYX TIL there is a vault in the artic that holds every crop seed in case of a “doomsday event”
Vod0 TIL that the WWE has a nuclear-proof vault that has all of the WWE’s footage
rWv4 TIL an old man gained the trust of a Belgian bank by bringing the workers chocolate. He was given VIP access to the bank vault and in 2007, stole $28 million worth of diamonds.
159O TIL Prince hired Kevin Smith to make a documentary about him and then locked it away in a vault.
eeGn TIL that the industrial production of cream cheese is extremely difficult and involves changing polarity at the molecular level. Kraft controls 70% of the market and has kept the recipe secret for 80 years, which is currently held in a vault in New York
L5Vv TIL that the National Archives keeps the Nixon White House tapes in a climate controlled vault with hopes that future technological developments could allow for restoration of 18 ½ minutes of missing audio that may have been deliberately erased
7RKx TIL the last allowed visit to the Fort Knox gold vault, by members of the US Congress and some journalists was on 23 September 1974.
wexM TIL each Disney film is avail to buy for limited time and then put “in the vault”. It is done to keep films fresh. Side effect is that DVDs become collectibles and parents have to pay excessive amounts for films which also increases piracy.