The year is 1953. Rocket Chemical, a struggling company in San Diego, sets out to create a rust-preventive solvent that can displace water. On the 40th attempt (note: 39 failures), they nailed it. Thus, WD-40 was born.

While the ingredients remain a well-guarded secret more than 50 years later (the company insists there’s nothing in it to harm us), WD-40 has myriad uses beyond what it was intended to do: clean rocket parts.

WD-40 will take care of things that are:

STICKY

WD-40 removes stickers and adhesives from glass, plastic, countertops and containers. Use it to lubricate the tracks in sticking sliding windows to make them glide. Spray a little WD-40 to lubricate sticky drawers and to penetrate and loosen sticky knobs on adjustable chairs. Give your snow shovel a quick spray to com

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