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Fact #1. Every single knife is made with care. Each blade is rounded off with abrasive pyramidal plastic wheels. This process is similar to running water gradually rounding pebbles into their rounded form. In the oven, they are then hardened in a temperature of 1500 degrees. This ensures they can cut well and consistently for a long time. For quality control, each one of its functions is thoroughly tested before it leaves the factory.
Fact #2. Over the years, the tools included inside have evolved with the customer's needs. Some now feature memory sticks that can fold out from within the body. Others include LED flashlights and pressure ballpoint pen tips. There are even some fitted with altimeters, barometers and thermometers.
Fact #3. There are many counterfeit versions out there. Luckily, spotting the difference between a real one and a fake one is usually simple. The trick is in the spring mechanism and the snap of the tools. All authentic ones also have an inscription on the big blade that reads "Victorinox Swiss Made".
Fact #4. It has been added to the collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art and Munich's State Museum of Applied Art for its design. In popular culture, the television show Macgyver features the character frequently using it to solve problems and construct simple objects. The term "Swiss Army knife" has entered popular culture as a metaphor for usefulness and adaptability.
Fact #5. As its name implies, they were developed for use by Swiss soldiers. The Swiss government set out to reissue the knives supplied to each of its soldiers in the late 1800s. The intention was to provide each soldier with an effective means to open canned food and to disassemble and reassemble their standard service rifles. The first run was produced by a German manufacturer, as Swiss fabrication was not up to the government's standards. However, Karl Elsener, founder of Victorinox, seized upon an opportunity before him and updated his manufacturing processes to take over the contract from the Germans.