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[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 60 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

AHAHAHA, NO! it's because it was made on DUCK CLOTH!

"Duck tape" is recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary as having been in use since 1899 and "duct tape" (described as "perhaps an alteration of earlier duck tape") since 1965.

You FOOL you fell into my CLEVER PEDANTIC TRAP!

(forreal though this is one of my favorite pieces of trivia)

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 17 points 1 day ago

My pleasure to oblige you. Everyone with obscure knowledge deserves their moment.

tips hat

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 day ago

I am among the lucky ones who learned today so thanks because I thought the current year was 1065 and I feel betrayed

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 23 hours ago

Oh, wow. I love this. You can correct people if they call it Duck Tape, and tell them it's duct tape. But you can also correct those annoying people who correct that!