Velco was invented in Lexington, Nebraska, a little town that has a Motel 8, a beef slaughtering house and since the 1950's, a velcro museum. Understandably. I know this because I was once broken down in Lexington, Nebraska. By "broken down" I mean my car broke down, but this breaking down lead to my own personal break down based on the fact that I was helplessly stuck in a town with only a Motel 8, a beef slaughtering house and a velcro museum (which I toured).