Ever wonder what the household elixir’s name stood for? “…water displacement, formulation successful in 40th attempt.” I find it usually removes gum from hair on the first attempt, not to mention crayons from wood floors and freeing stuck sliding glass doors.
Via Althouse.
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 
Yep, I found out the source of the name about a year ago.
New to me. Wonderful stuff.