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Vincent
Published date05 March 2024
Publication titleDaily Star (England)
The Iron Maiden star, 65, uses the covering with gaffer tape after a show so no light gets in

But how much do you know about the everyday stuff? Here JAMES MOORE gets on a roll with 15 fascinating facts?

1

The original foil was made from tin and once used for tooth fillings as well as the first recordings on phonograph cylinders by inventor Thomas Edison in the 19th century.

2

Aluminium has been used instead since the early 20th century as it isn't as rigid and doesn't give food a metallic taste.

3

It was first manufactured at a rolling plant in Switzerland in the early 1900s and used to wrap Toblerone chocolate bars from 1911. Other food makers soon took up the idea.

4

During D-Day, Allied aircraft dropped aluminium foil, code-named Window, to fool German radar into thinking that a large naval force was heading for Calais, not Normandy.

5

The kitchen rolls we know today appeared after the conflict thanks to the fact that it's an effective barrier, keeping out air, light, moisture and germs.

6

Each UK household uses on average 144m of foil a year - a total of 15,000 tonnes.

7

Household foil is about 0.01mm thick. The rolling process produces a shiny and a matt side to each roll, but which side you use makes little difference to its performance.

8

You can increase the warmth in a room by placing tinfoil behind radiators, because it helps reflect the heat inwards. You can get special foil for this. It could save you a bit of cash on bills.

9

Foil could be useful in a heatwave too. Spreading it on windows that receive...

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