Did you know those reviled burrs are the secret behind Velcro

A Swiss chemical engineer, frustrated by trying to remove burrs from his dog, developed the game-changing fastener

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Velcro Was Modeled After Burrs of the Burdock Plant that Stuck to Velcro's Inventor's Pants After a Hunting Trip

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The details about Velcro shows that A burrs and Velcro are a lot alike B burrs

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