Secrets in Common Objects You Missed Right In Front Of You

metal buttons on jeans also known as

rivets

helped make the pockets more durable

when miners would fill them with heavy

tools

they’re still helpful today even if you

don’t store anything heavy in your

pockets

rivets strengthen the seams and make

your jeans last longer

these tiny ridges on the letters f and j

on a keyboard

help us find the correct keys while

touch typing

also since they’re located in the center

they indicate the optimum position for

typing

by the way qwerty was invented back in

the early 1870s and before that

the first keyboards were piano like with

two rows of characters in alphabetical

order

don’t blame that little lump on your

computer cable for irritating you when

it gets stuck somewhere for the

umpteenth time

this cylinder shapes and colors may vary

actually helps prevent interference from

other signals

like those your phone emits a hole in

the handle of pots and even frying pans

is designed as a holder for spoons if

it’s large enough

this way sauce or whatever you stir

drops back into the pan

and there’s no more mess in the kitchen

as for handles jerry cans have three of

them

it’s a smart designer move so when you

carry it alone

you use only the central handle to

distribute the weight evenly

but your friend wants to help you out

each of you grabs the side handle

a lack of privacy in public bathrooms i

mean that significant gap beneath

where standard doors tend to be is there

for a reason

this way people do their business faster

and there are fewer lines

also if something goes wrong it’s easy

to find a person who needs help

in london some poles kind of look like

street lamps

but there are no bulbs well their

official name is

stink pipes and they’re a thing of the

past now but they used to come in handy

back in the 19th century

these hollow poles would take the air

and explosive gases with bad smells up

to prevent unwanted consequences

books are printed on large sheets so one

sheet can fit in four printed pages

if a book has an odd quantity of printed

pages chances are you’ll get a blank

one for notes or the author’s signature

toothbrush bristles have two secret

features first

they fade over time so when it gets less

bright you gotta buy a new one

also the bristles vary in length and

longer ones on one end can help clean

the back teeth better

toothpaste stripes aren’t more than a

marketing trick in the 70s a leading

toothpaste brand

introduced a blue stripe claiming their

toothpaste had double action

solid white toothpaste has the same

functions though

originally golf balls were smooth they

have a dimpled surface now

because players noticed that overused

balls with damages flew better than

brand new ones

at some point manufacturers started

producing balls with dimples

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windshield black dots or fritz help

dispense the sun glaring right into your

eyes

this frame keeps the uv rays away and

helps the glass heat up evenly

so it’s sort of sunglasses for your car

the tab on the rear view mirror wasn’t

meant to hold your air freshener

it’s a tumbler between day and night

mode it keeps a glare from other cars at

bay

so you can’t be distracted by headlights

behind you

colored dots on chip bags help

manufacturers control the package color

and show what ink color was used on the

package

no big deal your microwave

probably has a silence mode press one or

zero

and hold it might work also

there is sometimes a mute button you

kept ignoring all this time

anyway there are no two identical

microwaves so a manual should come in

handy

grocery cart loops help organize all the

stuff in your cart better

so you can enjoy your supermarket trip

you don’t want to put your brand new

fancy white jacket

in a cart next to carrots and onions huh

fruit stickers know everything about

your apples past

a five digit number where the first

number is nine is a good sign

it’s an organic product a four digit

number starting with

three or four means it was

conventionally farmed

if the number starts with an 8 and there

are 5 digits it’s best to leave it on

the shelf

automatic lip liners and eye pencils

have a sharpener installed in the

package

the lid on the back part of the pencil

doesn’t only reveal the color

you can pull it out and sharpen up the

product

if you don’t feel like peeling an orange

cut it on top and bottom

make a slit on a side and just pull it

open

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toothpicks sometimes have several

grooves and the section with grooves is

a makeshift holder

it’s easy to break the toothpick into

two parts a smaller one with the groove

can be used to avoid contact with the

table

you can also make a makeshift stand for

disposable sushi sticks

they have a sort of lump at one side

before you split the pair

break that lump off and when you want to

take a sushi break

just place the stick on this stamp

most tubes are usually sealed with

plastic film or

foil and opening it with your

fingernails isn’t the best idea

a point on the ointment tab easily opens

even the most safely sealed tube

a dinner jacket has small pockets above

regular ones

they’re called ticket pockets and

gentlemen wearing such jackets can

quickly pull the tickets before getting

on a train

yeah you’ve heard before that a drawer

beneath your oven is there for keeping

the food warm if the guests are running

late

hey you can also slow cook on lower

temperatures in that drawer

all the bottles used to be of the same

green color ones but it turns out

brown ones are way better at blocking uv

light say no more

a dollar has its secrets too a large

letter with a rim

shows which bank is responsible for

issuing this bill

12 different federal reserve banks print

all the money so if you want to know

where your money comes from

just look for these small codes a1

boston b2 new york

c3 philadelphia d4

cleveland e5 richmond

f6 atlanta g7

chicago h8 st louis

i-9 minneapolis j-10

kansas city k-11 dallas

1112 san francisco

rough edges on the dimes aren’t just

about design

the weight of coins made of precious

metal was used to show the coins actual

value

people would shave off the edges

spending the shaving coins with the same

value

and melt the edges to make new coins

to avoid it the minter added that

pattern so people could tell if a coin

was cut

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small dimples on the bottom of some cups

keep them in place on wet surfaces

and it doesn’t let the excess water

accumulate while it’s in a dishwasher

to enjoy fresh and soft peanut butter

store it upside down

this way the oils don’t stay on the

bottom all the time and distribute

evenly in the jar

bath foam has a sort of thermal

regulatory function

the bubbles keep the water hot so that

you can enjoy your bath a bit longer

disclaimer it works for acrylic bathtubs

only those made of metal

lose heat rather fast no matter how much

foam you make

a doorknob made of brass bronze and some

copper alloys

has an anti-germ effect because of its

metal properties

a small v patch right at the bottom of

the collar helps put on the sweater

without losing any shape over time

because it’s made of a double layer of

webbing material just like waistbands

and cuffs

to avoid spilling juice right onto your

t-shirt try pouring it from the other

side of the carton

this way it sloshes less and it’s easy

to control

triangular flaps on small juice cartons

can help control unwanted spillage too

if you flip them and use them as handles

for the carton you won’t press the

package

so the juice won’t be squeezed

uncontrollably

all the disposable cups look the same

the secret here

is the special shape that lets you enjoy

your drink easily

the top is always wider for the nose to

fit in while you’re drinking and the

bottom is always narrower so anyone can

hold it

even if the hand is small also the width

difference allows the cups to stack

you can use a mason jar directly onto

the blender with a screw on top

and make any shake you want without

having to wash the blender jar

the only rule is to not put your device

on max

there is no need to tear one of its

edges on stick sachets

the right way is to tear them down the

middle you may say it’s not a big

difference

but at least there’s less mess with

those torn paper bits

two zips for one section can be an

excellent pickpocket proof

you can put on a small lock on those

zippers and make sure no one but you can

open your backpack

if something got stuck in your teeth it

could be hard to have perfect results

with loose floss

to increase the tension tie it in a knot

with increased tension

you’ll get rid of that basil between

your teeth in no time

a tiny hole on the bottom of a padlock

is there to drain water

to help avoid corrosion plus it’s the

most convenient place to lubricate a

padlock

a drop of oil in there will make it open

and close easier

a tiny plastic disc under a bottle lid

is what makes soda sparkling

while the lid keeps the liquid inside

this plastic disc

holds the gases inside without it it

would just be sweet water

it’s a myth that the red side of the

eraser is for pencil and the blue one

is for ink the blue one gets rid of

mistakes on thicker types of paper only

it works both for pencil and even ink

but make sure the paper is really thick

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but that blue little thing can do so

much more it can polish your jewelry

clean your electronics for example the

screen of your cell phone

you know those irritating sticker

residues that won’t peel off

eraser helps there too so as with

cleaning scuffed up suede or dirt you

have on your walls

glass bottles usually have a kind of

indent on the bottom called

a punt it’s handy for those who pour

drinks in the glass

the bottle won’t slip from the hands

like this

a cotton pads pack has those strings on

it to hang on some hook or holder

there is no need to untighten and

tighten the pack again

look at the bottom it has a perforated

line tear along it and just pull out a

cotton pad from a hanging pack

if you lick a nintendo cartridge you’ll

notice they leave a revolting

sour bitterish aftertaste in your mouth

they’re covered with denatonium benzoate

aka one of the most disgusting flavors

it prevents people from swallowing those

cartridges

bottles have long necks for a reason

hold the neck

not the bottle if you want to enjoy a

cold drink the same goes for fancy

glasses

their stem saves any drink from

overheating so hold it right

a button on the reverse side of a shirt

collar is needed to hold a tie in place

anyway slim ties which this button was

designed for

are not that popular today so this

button is only an element of design

all running shoes have an anti-blister

system pre-installed

it’s the extra hole on top of your

sneakers make a loop with this hole

inserting the lace in backwards cross

the laces and insert them into the loops

then pull the laces down creating a kind

of lock

some people like to hide the laces under

the soles to make them totally invisible

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women’s shirts oddly have buttons on the

left because some women used to have

maids who would help them dress up

it was convenient for mates to button

the shirts with the button on the left

silica gel can often be found in

different things you buy like

bags shoes and many others it’s meant to

absorb excess moisture

so anytime your shoes are a bit wet just

throw in a sachet with silica gel

you are probably using shampoo wrong all

the time

well the main thing you should know is

that you don’t apply it directly on your

hair

you gotta apply it onto the roots only

the foam that you make is enough to

clean your hair

notebook margins were invented to

protect people’s notes

people used to co-live with rats and

those rodents nibbled on paper pretty

often

still they weren’t able to gnaw on more

than the space left on the margins

red cups you saw at parties can measure

liquids the bottom line

equals one ounce the second line equals

five ounce

and the third line equals 12 ounces

detachable headrests in cars are all

about safety

if you pull it out of a seat you’ll see

two pretty sturdy bars

if you ever get locked or trapped in a

car you can get out of there smashing

the window with these bars

a little arrow next to the refueling

indicator on the car’s dashboard

indicates which side of the vehicle has

fuel tank openings

it’s useful when you need to refuel a

rented car

roadside rumble strips come in handy if

someone wants to drive at night

since they prevent falling asleep

whenever a car bumps into these strips

the driver feels vibration and hears

quite a loud noise

so the driver can’t help but wake up

instantly

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rings used to be more than a stylish

accessory the nobility used rings as a

seal

archers wore rings to protect their

fingers from bow string injuries

while needle women from needle pricks

as for rings three rings on a phone jack

are not part of the design they

represent different functions

if your audio jack has three of them it

means your device can produce stereo

sound

and your earphones have the microphone

function

kings depicted on playing cards are real

historical characters

spades king david clubs

alexander the great hearts charles the

great

diamonds julius caesar

we tore off post-it notes incorrectly

all this time

if you tear them off from below they

will stick off before long

but if you tear them off on the side

along the sticky line

it will hold on to the wall much longer

a lint roller is good at removing those

tiny fibers but you can also use it to

clean other stuff

for example when you want to remove the

dirt from the utensil tray in your

dishwasher

simply take your sticky lint roller and

put it into each compartment

and all crumbs dirt and leftovers

they’re all gone

there’s a number put on the side of many

cosmetic products

it isn’t picked randomly it tells you

how long your product will last after

you’ve opened it

here’s why it has an open jar for a

graphic symbol

if you prefer to buy the milk in those

plastic containers you’ve probably seen

those big circles on the side

these circles absorb the shock if you

drop the milk on the floor

and also give some extra room so the

container can expand

that’s how you can see if the milk’s

turned bad without tasting it

it’s sometimes irritating when you see

you haven’t used the entire stick of

deodorant

there’s a little bit more left but it’s

hard to reach it

okay the trick is easy unscrew the

bottom take a pencil and force it

underneath that moving platform

that way you’ll push what’s left of

deodorant out

two flat prongs you can see on standard

plugs used in north and central america

makes sense but how about those holes

near the tips

thanks to them the outlet firmly grips

the plug so that it won’t loosen

or fall out of the socket the second

thing about the holes is that they allow

you to wire electric power directly to

the prongs

so you don’t even have to use classical

electrical outlets

so if you need to get electrical power

via direct wires

yup the holes we got over there make the

entire job

much easier airplane windows have little

holes too

and they’re one of the essential

features for a plane to fly safely

they protect people from outside

pressure and generally balance the

pressure on the windows when the plane

takes off

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a pasta spoon has a hole in its handle

which can definitely be helpful when you

grab pasta and want to let water drain

out

however it also comes as a good

measuring tool since the hole fits

around one serving of pasta

if you take a box of aluminum foil

you’ll see tabs you can press

on the side they keep the foil straight

and prevent it from rolling

it’s also easier to tear off some amount

of foil thanks to those tabs

sometimes things have a specific purpose

but you can always give them more rolls

for instance if you want to eat some

applesauce but you don’t have a spoon

just take the lid twist the end to turn

it into a handle

and make a scoop yum

you can train finger agility by catching

noodles and rice with chopsticks from

the corners of the asian food boxes

or you can expand the box and then it

will become a plate

according to one theory funny fluffy hat

balls appeared in the 18th century on

the caps of french sailors

they were tired of banging their heads

against low ship ceilings and ledges

and had created these pom-pons

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trailers used to be shown not before

movies but after

just think about how it’s called the

word trailer

means trailer to something to a car for

example

wood hangers still occupy a large part

of the market

because cedar wood which hangers are

made of contains natural oils which

repel moths

thereby preserving your things

to see if the boiled egg was fresh or

not just peel it

the more difficult it is to clean the

fresher it is

there’s one more egg trick try twisting

it if an egg spins steadily

it’s boiled if it spins slowly or not

spin at all

it’s raw

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Secrets in Common Objects You Missed Right in Front of You

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