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    Duct tape, originally “Duck Tape”, was developed by Johnson & Johnson during WW2 to keep moisture from damaging boxes of ammunition.

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The US first began using 911 as an emergency telephone number

On the 16th February, 1968, the United States of America first began using 911 as an emergency telephone number.

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