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Facts | 11 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 The YKK that you see on zippers stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha which is the name of the founder of the zipper manufacturing company in Japan


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OEI | 11 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Since I’ve been a kid accidentally zipping thing that shouldn’t be zipped up. Just before I saw stars and the pain registered YKK was the last thing I remember seeing. It’s fitting one guy should corner that market. He is the reason I wear grey sweats exclusively