Something I find interesting, lino was replaced by vinyl which was worse and plasticy but cheaper and the name carried over.
Most people when they think of floor lino thinka actually of vinyl rather than the actual original!
Vinyl is horrible, but I really like LVP. I guess the solution was more vinyl.
Chapstick goes all the way back to the 1880's? Holy shit!
That was a good almost 100 year run, yo-yo.
Missing Hoover
I dunno, I don't know anyone who doesn't call it a vacuum. I know people who own Hoover's and they still call it their vacuum.
That's UK English vs. American English. I think American English might genericise (if that's a word) trademarks more often than UK English, but hoover is one that the UK has that America doesn't.
It's probably American biased. In the US it's commonly called a 'vacuum' or 'vacuum cleaner.' 'Hoover' is not used much in US.
Only in UK.
I find it interesting how all but a few are two syllables. I don't think that's a coincidence.
This is fucking hook and loop.
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