trivia tuesday

trivia tuesday at the whimsey project! our day to share all things trivial. experiential or factual, what say you?

the zipper. ever notice the YKK letters on zippers? YKK is an abbreviation for yoshida kyogo kabushikigaisha; the yoshida manufacturing shareholding company in kurobe, japan.  to learn more about this amazing company follow the link to atlas obscura:

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-kurobe-japan-became-the-zipper-capital-of-the-world