The other evening a woman in the group said that Superglue was 'invented' in WWII and used first for closing open wounds, and that she uses it for small injuries herself. (I'm going to look it up, momentarily)

The part that doesn't ring true is that until recently Superglue had to be created, at least in the domestic market, by combining and mixing two separate compounds. Surely that would not have been feasible on the battle front?

On the pro side is the fact that I myself use colorless nail polish to close finger wounds that result from hangnails. Which sounds just as bizarre, I'll admit, as the Superglue story.