The Myth and Magic of WD-40, the Cold War Lube That Changed America

Admit it: You’ve got at least one can at home

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According to the most recent census, there are 115,227,000 households in America, and they don't have a lot in common. Only 33 percent have kids, 18 percent are millionaires, and 14 percent have trouble paying the grocery bill. But one characteristic ties much of America together in a way one would hardly expect: Some 80 percent of U.S. households have a can of WD-40 on the shelf.

In fact, there's probably no other brand in the hardware category that has so utterly transcended its origins.

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