Ajit Pai @AjitPai
On this date in 1978, the patent held by French electrical engineer George de Mestral for a hook-and-loop fastening product expired. Its name was based on a combination of the words velvet and crochet--"velcro." A history by @KatEschner in @SmithsonianMag: https://t.co/rdO5w1rR2K — PolitiTweet.org