<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000'>I receive these types of emails, as many of you do, but it's not the email I wanted to forward on to you all, but a resource for fact checking emailed stories and urban legends on the web.<br><br>I use snopes.com to put some clarity around the internet noise. Not always 100% accurate, but neither is Wikipedia, right?<br><br>Here's the "truth" behind the email below, which has been traveling the web since around 2006. Thought it was interesting since I have a cabinet full of the stuff :) <br><br><br>http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/wd-40.asp <br><br><br><br><div><span name="x"></span><div><em>Ed Halpin</em></div><span name="x"></span><br></div><br>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;">What Is The Main Ingredient of WD-40?<br clear="none">Before you read to the end, does anybody know what the </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;">main ingredient of WD-40?<br clear="none">No Cheating.....</span>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;">WD-40 ~ Who knew!</span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;">I had a neighbor who bought a new pickup.<br clear="none">I got up very early one Sunday morning and saw that </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;">someone had spray painted red all around the sides of this </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;">beige truck (for some unknown reason).<br clear="none">I went over, woke him up, and told him the bad news.<br clear="none">He was very upset and was trying to figure out what to do....<br clear="none">probably nothing until Monday morning, since nothing was </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;">open.<br clear="none">Another neighbor came out and told him to get his WD-40 </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;">and clean it off. It removed the unwanted paint beautifully </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;">and did not harm his paint job that was on the truck. </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;">I was impressed!</span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;">WD-40 who knew?<br clear="none">"Water Displacement #40".<br clear="none">The product began from a search for a rust preventative </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;">solvent and degreaser to protect missile parts.<br clear="none">WD-40 was created in 1953, by three technicians at the </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;">San Diego Rocket Chemical Company.<br clear="none">Its name comes from the project that was to find a </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;">'Water Displacement' Compound.<br clear="none">They were finally successful for a formulation, with </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;">their fortieth attempt, thus WD-40.<br clear="none">The 'Convair Company' bought it in bulk to protect their </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;">atlas missile parts.<br clear="none">Ken East (one of the original founders) says there is </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;">nothing in WD-40 that would hurt you.<br clear="none">When you read the 'shower door' part, try it.<br clear="none">It's the first thing that has ever cleaned that spotty </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;">shower door. If yours is plastic, it works just as well as </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;">on glass. It's a miracle!<br clear="none">Then try it on your stove-top.<br clear="none">It's now shinier than it's ever been.<br clear="none">You'll be amazed.</span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;">WD-40 Uses:<br clear="none">1. Protects silver from tarnishing.<br clear="none">2. Removes road tar and grime from cars.<br clear="none">3. Cleans and lubricates guitar strings.<br clear="none">4. Gives floor that 'just-waxed' sheen without making them </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"> slippery.<br clear="none">5. Keeps the flies off of Cows, Horses, and other Farm </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"> Critters, as well. (Ya gotta love this one!!!)<br clear="none">6. Restores and cleans chalkboards.<br clear="none">7. Removes lipstick stains.<br clear="none">8. Loosens stubborn zippers.<br clear="none">9. Untangles jewelry chains.<br clear="none">10. Removes stains from stainless steel sinks.<br clear="none">11. Removes dirt and grime from the barbecue grill.<br clear="none">12. Keeps ceramic / terracotta garden pots from oxidizing.<br clear="none">13. Removes tomato stains from clothing.<br clear="none">14. Keeps glass shower doors free of water spots.<br clear="none">15. Camouflages scratches in ceramic and marble floors.<br clear="none">16. Keeps scissors working smoothly.<br clear="none">17. Lubricates noisy door hinges on both home and vehicles </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"> doors.<br clear="none">18. It removes that nasty tar and scuff marks from the kitchen </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"> have to scrub nearly as hard to get them off.<br clear="none"> Just remember to open some windows if you have a lot of </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"> marks.<br clear="none">19. Remove those nasty Bug guts that will eat away the finish </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"> on your car if not removed quickly!<br clear="none">20. Gives a children's playground gym slide a shine for a </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"> super fast slide.<br clear="none">21. Lubricates gearshift and mower deck lever for ease of </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"> handling on riding mowers...<br clear="none">22. Rids kids rocking chair and swings of squeaky noises.<br clear="none">23. Lubricates tracks in sticking home windows and makes </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"> them easier to open.<br clear="none">24. Spraying an umbrella stem makes it easier to open and close.<br clear="none">25. Restores and cleans padded leather dashboards in vehicles, </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"> as well as vinyl bumpers.<br clear="none">26. Restores and cleans roof racks on vehicles.<br clear="none">27. Lubricates and stops squeaks in electric fans.<br clear="none">28. Lubricates wheel sprockets on tricycles, wagons, and </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"> them running smoothly.<br clear="none">30. Keeps rust from forming on saws and saw blades, and </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"> other tools.<br clear="none">31. Removes grease splatters from stove-tops.<br clear="none">32. Keeps bathroom mirror from fogging.<br clear="none">33. Lubricates prosthetic limbs.<br clear="none">34. Keeps pigeons off the balcony (they hate the smell).<br clear="none">35. Removes all traces of duct tape.<br clear="none">36. Folks even spray it on their arms, hands, and knees to </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"> relieve arthritis pain.<br clear="none">37. Florida's favorite use is: 'cleans and removes love bugs </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"> you will be catching the big one in no time. Also, it's a </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"> lot cheaper than the chemical attractants that are made </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"> for just that purpose.<br clear="none"> Keep in mind though, using some chemical laced baits or </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"> and stops the itch.<br clear="none">41. It is great for removing crayon from walls. Spray it on the </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;"> rewash. Presto! The lipstick is gone!<br clear="none">43. If you spray it inside a wet distributor cap, it will displace </span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 18pt;">P.S.<br clear="none">As for that Basic, Main Ingredient.......<br clear="none">Well.... it's FISH OIL....</span>
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