16: Upside Down Pineapple, Jigsaw Puzzles, WD-40, Chinese Finger Trap

22/05/2025 25 min

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Someone passes you in the supermarket and you notice that their pineapple is upside down. What does that mean?📍 The demand for jigsaw puzzles soared globally during the COVID-19 pandemic. Where did jigsaw puzzles come from originally?📍 WD-40’s versatility has given it fame as a jack of all trades. Who invented it and why?📍 And finally, in this episode, we look at Chinese finger traps. You know, the ones they celebrate on the TV series Severance. How have they become a metaphor for commitment?About REMORANDOMREMORANDOM is a printed biannual book series that celebrates Everything Interesting.Browse and order REMORANDOM books and/or subscribe to the series via the REMORANDOM.com website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Subscribe to this companion “REMORANDOM” podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts … or watch in video format HERE on Spotify or ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠ on YouTube.About REMOREMO was founded as a General Store in Sydney in 1988, and was famous for its mail order catalogues. Those catalogues were the inspiration for REMORANDOM, but this new leg of the REMO journey is not so much about selling THINGS, as it is about telling STORIES … in celebration of what’s interesting. Inspiring curious minds.More about REMO Since 1988 ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠You can contact REMO via the website ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠CreditsREMORANDOM is produced and published by REMO Since 1988. Podcast co-hosts: Remo Giuffré & Claudia Chan ShawOriginal REMORANDOM theme usic by Tom Thum … using only his voice. Watch his 2013 TEDxSydney talk HERECopyright © EOLO Pty Limited. All rights reserved.

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