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The can that always can — the history of WD-40.

“After forty attempts to create the formula, they famously came up with the right one on their 40th attempt. The name WD-40 stands for water displacement, formula 40. It’s first application came as a coating for the Atlas missiles made […]

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How a Jefferson dinner works.

 “You must have a single conversation. You talk to the whole table and the whole table listens. The whole time. That’s 8 to 14 brains on one topic. It’s powerful and unique.” | learn more

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Crash cows.

“He soon figured out that the rail yard computer malfunctioned only when the cargo being processed was live cattle coming in from northern Ukraine and western Russia heading to a nearby slaughterhouse.” | learn more

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Johnson & Johnson and the Texas Two-Step.

“The Texas Two-Step is a way of describing when a company with a f*ck ton of potential tort liabilities…” uses obscure Texas corporate law to limit that liability in bankruptcy court. One more quote: “If that sounds shady as f*ck […]

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Simple sabotage field manual.

“The contents of this Manual should be carefully controlled and should not be allowed to come into unauthorized hands.” Now declassified! | learn more

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Ransomware gang drama.

“When ransomware group REvil reappeared in September after a nearly two-month downtime, its return was met with a less-than-friendly reception on the cybercriminal underground.” | learn more