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Crisco convinced government in 1911 and the citizens that its product was actually a food. Their marketing, to replace lard and tallow, was highly successful and it's still "officially" better for you than animal fats -- which is absolutely not true. Hydrogenated (solidified) seed oils contain transfats, which are now seen as questionable but are actually dangerous to our health. But government knows best. Ignore the vast sums of money coming from Big Food, Big Farms, Big Medicine, Big Bureaucracies, etc. that influence official government diet information. |
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In 1953, a fledgling company called Rocket Chemical Company and its staff of three set out to create a line of rust-prevention solvents and degreasers for use in the aerospace industry. Working in a small lab in San Diego, California, it took them 40 attempts to get the water displacing formula worked out. But they must have been really good, because the original secret formula for WD-40® Multi-Use Product -which stands for Water Displacement perfected on the 40th try—is still in use today. |
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11 Things You Don't Know About the Chevrolet Corvette It may be America's most famous sports car, but with seven decades of history behind it, there's a good chance you don't know everything about the Corvette. The Chevrolet Corvette has had an illustrious run for close to 70 years. Along the way, it’s become one of the most well-known vehicles in automotive history. While most of us think we know all about Chevy’s two-seat sports car, we’ve managed to unearth a list of the curious, fun, and fuel-injected facts that helped make the Corvette the American automotive icon it is. 1. It Helped Launch a 1950s Design Trend Along with a few other General Motors models in 1953, the original Corvette helped pioneer the wraparound windshield—in retrospect, not the most significant invention to roll off the assembly line. However, as one of the first mass-produced cars to use this design, the stylish two-door Corvette cleared the way for the wraparound to gain popularity during the 1950s. Persistent issues with distortion and less-than-ideal structural integrity put an end to this type of windshield after a few years. 2. GM Had a Special Corvette Lease Deal for Astronauts in the 1960s The relationship between NASA astronauts and the Chevrolet Corvette is a long one. According to reports, Alan Shepard was the first astronaut to show up to NASA training in a Corvette, his 1957 model. This happened in 1959, and three years later, GM rewarded Shepard for becoming the first American in space by giving him a new 1962 ’Vette. Jim Rathmann, the winner of the 1960 Indy 500 and a Chevrolet dealer in Melbourne, Florida, furthered the relationship. With approval from GM’s corporate brass, Rathmann arranged “special” lease terms for any NASA astronauts who wanted to drive a Corvette. In 1969, three members of the Apollo 12 crew ordered matching 427 Stingray coupes (nicknamed the “AstroVettes”) with a gold-on-black color scheme custom-designed by astronaut Alan Bean. 3. A Coupe Only Became Available 10 Years After the Corvette Debuted The second-generation Corvette, which debuted in 1963, offered customers the choice of a coupe or convertible body style for the first time. This version was a complete redesign based on GM design chief Bill Mitchell’s 1959 Stingray race car concept. The coupe version of the production Corvette (wearing a “Sting Ray'' badge) featured the infamous “split-window” design, which triggered conflict between the styling and engineering teams. Almost half the Corvettes sold that first year were coupes, and concerns that the design hindered rearward visibility led to the split-window lasting for just 1 year before being eliminated. 4. Pop-Up Headlights Lasted From the Second Through Fifth Generations That 1963 Corvette was also the first to feature hideaway headlights. This styling feature was incorporated into the second-generation model by GM design legends Larry Shinoda and Peter Brock. The pop-up headlights became a fixture on all Corvettes until the debut of the sixth-generation Corvette in 2005, which wore fixed headlights. 5. For Nearly 20 Years, the Corvette Had No Trunk From 1963 until 1982, the Chevrolet Corvette had no trunk or rear hatch. The car featured a cargo area behind the seats—which was small on the convertible models—accessed from inside the vehicle only. The 1982 Corvette Collector’s Edition featured a hinged glass rear window that made it easier to toss luggage into the cargo area, and this design feature remained in place for more than 15 years. In 1998, the Corvette convertible featured a separate trunk with outside access—the first trunk on a ’Vette since the 1962 models. 6. The 1983 Chevrolet Corvette Is the Rarest of Them All Unicorn alert! There’s only one 1983 Chevrolet Corvette in existence. How did this happen? Production of the 1983 model was delayed due to emissions compliance and factory retooling efforts, so GM elected to introduce the fourth-generation ’Vette as a 1984 model instead. Before GM made this call, brochures for the 1983 model were already published. Chevy even built 43 pre-production cars, of which all but one was destroyed. You can see the sole 1983 Corvette on display at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky. 7. The Corvette Is the Most Reliable Pacemaker The Chevrolet Corvette has been the pace car for the world-famous Indianapolis 500 more than any other car in history—an astounding 18 times. The first time the ’Vette hit the high banks was in 1978, which marked the inaugural model’s 25th anniversary. The Chevy sports car’s most recent appearance was during the 2021 race. Over the years, several production Indy 500 pace car special editions have been sold to the public. 8. Since 1968, the Coupe Has Delivered an Open-Air Driving Experience With the threat of federal safety rules banning convertibles, every 1968 to 1982, third-generation Corvette coupe came equipped with T-tops to appeal to open-air-driving fans. Over the first decade of production, the removable roof panels were made of fiberglass and were painted body color. In 1978, T-top panels made of tinted glass were offered as an option. By 1986, the convertible Corvette was back, and celebrated as one of the Indianapolis 500 pace cars. 9. A Sub-3-Second Corvette Is Nothing New Chevrolet claims the 2015 Corvette Z06 can hit 60 mph in 2.95 seconds, and the recently announced 2023 Corvette Z06 has an advertised zero-to-60-mph time of 2.6 seconds. But GM knew how to build a sub-3-second Corvette way back in 1969. That’s when engineers showed off a prototype with a 7.4-liter, LT-2 V8 that was estimated to produce 625 horsepower. According to MotorTrend testing, that car cleared 60 mph in just 2.8 seconds. 10. The Most Powerful Modern Corvettes Cost More Than $100,000 The most expensive production Corvette ever was the 2019 ZR1. Equipped with a supercharged, 6.2-liter V8, this version generated a stunning 755 horsepower, making it the most powerful production ’Vette ever. The ZR1 had a base price starting at $121,995 for the hardtop and $4,000 more for the convertible. Check off all the options on the menu, and a loaded ZR1 could push toward $150,000. 11. The Newest Model Is Unlike All the Versions That Came Before It Since the first model rolled off the assembly line for the 1953 model year, all generations of Chevrolet Corvette have featured a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive configuration. That is until the debut of the current eighth-generation model. This version, introduced for the 2020 model year, is the first production mid-engine Corvette. It’s also the first Corvette since the 1980s to come without a manual transmission option. Instead, this ’Vette runs up the gears via an eight-speed, dual-clutch automatic. |
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A few nuggets from https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/fun-facts :
A cloud weighs around a million tonnes. A cloud typically has a volume of around 1km3 and a density of around 1.003kg per m3 – that's a density that’s around 0.4 per cent lower than the air surrounding it Giraffes are 30 times more likely to get hit by lightning than people. True, there are only five well-documented fatal lightning strikes on giraffes between 1996 and 2010. But due to the population of the species being just 140,000 during this time, it makes for about 0.003 lightning deaths per thousand giraffes each year. This is 30 times the equivalent fatality rate for humans. The largest piece of fossilised dinosaur poo discovered is over 30cm long and over two litres in volume. Believed to be a Tyrannosaurus rex turd, the fossilised dung (also named a 'coprolite') is helping scientists better understand what the dinosaur ate. All the world’s bacteria stacked on top of each other would stretch for 10 billion light-years. Together, Earth's 0.001mm-long microbes could wrap around the Milky Way over 20,000 times. Mount Everest isn't the tallest mountain on Earth. Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa in Hawaii, the twin volcanoes, are taller than Mount Everest due to 4.2km of their heights being submerged underwater. The twin volcanoes measure a staggering 10.2km in total, compared to Everest’s paltry 4.6km. Wind turbines kill between 10,000 and 100,000 birds each year in the UK. Interestingly, painting one of the blades of a wind turbine black can reduce bird deaths by 70 per cent. A lightning bolt is five times hotter than the surface of the Sun. The charge carried by a bolt of lightning is so intense that it has a temperature of 30,000°C (54,000°F). Glass sponges can live for 15,000 years. This makes them one of the longest-living organisms on Earth. The immortal jellyfish, however, could theoretically live forever (but scientists aren’t sure) |
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