WD-40's formula is a secret. To once again remind you that this is not sponsored, I’ll happily repeat a rumor I heard that WD-40 includes adorable otter ejaculate as a major ingredient. Again, I have no proof, but I’m pretty certain this is not the sort of thing the WD-40 people want associated with their slippery fluid that excretes via a long, slender red tube.

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They also wouldn’t like the rumor that the smell of WD-40 makes most people wet themselves.

So, there you go—this wildly popular and common product—a 1993 study discovered it was found in four out of five American homes—started off as something that only a tiny fraction of Americans would ever even come into contact with, since rocket ownership is still, you know quite low, and became one of the most common products ever.

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Weird, right? I thought so. Oh, and again, you do not have to buy the stuff. Your call.