Who knows?
Only two Coke executives know it. Urban legend says they each only know half, but that's false--that part was invented for an old ad campaign.How it is Kept secret?The original copy of the formula is kept in an undisclosed SunTrust Bank in Atlanta. To keep SunTrust on the side, Coke gave them some 48.3 million shares of stock as well as having executives from each company sit on the other's board of directors.
KFC's 11 Herbs and Spices
Who knows?
As with Coke, only two executives have access to the recipe for KFC's 11 herbs and spices. Man, wouldn't it be weird if it was the same two guys?
How it is kept secret?
The recipe is at KFC's headquarters. But unless you are Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible, you have no chance of getting it.
The Location of Oliver Cromwell's Head
Who knows?
Two professors at Cambridge University's Sidney Sussex college.
How it is kept secret?
Only a small group of people was present at the internment. There is no marker, only a plaque on a wall saying that the head was buried "nearby." Worrying even this wasn't super-secret enough, there was no announcement of the burial for another two years.
The Location of Lena Blackburne's Baseball Rubbing Mud
Who knows?
Mud business owner Jim Bintliff and his wife.
How it is kept secret?
The location of the mud has been a closely guarded secret since Blackburne stumbled upon the source in the 1930s. All that is known is that it is found on a tributary of the Delaware River, somewhere near Palmyra, New Jersey.
The Farmer's Almanac Weather Formula
Who knows?
Farmer's Almanac editor Sandi Duncan and an anonymous meteorologist.
How it is kept secret?
The formula is kept locked in a black box somewhere in the Almanac's headquarters in New Hampshire.
The Subject of "You're So Vain"
Who knows?
Carly Simon and Dick Ebersol.
How it is kept secret?
Simon has never admitted who the song is about. In 2003, an auction was held on Martha's Vineyard where one of the lots was the chance to know just who "You're so Vain" was referring to. Dick Ebersol, president of NBC won with a bid of $50,000. To be fair, he's loaded, it was for a good cause and he was also given a private performance by Simon.
How Do Sea Monkeys Work?
Harlod von Braunhut and his wife,
How it is kept secret?
No matter how many times he changed the formula to Sea Monkeys, or how huge the operation grew (to the tune of tens of millions of dollars a year) Braunhut never told anyone but his second wife about it.
