The Forgotten Uses of 9 Everyday Objects
The tiny little pocket on your jeans, the hole in your pot handle, and the drawer under your oven were designed with specific purposes in mind.
The tiny little pocket on your jeans, the hole in your pot handle, and the drawer under your oven were designed with specific purposes in mind.
Introducing the inflatable chair you didn't know you needed.
Historic doors can reveal a lot about their times—like the medieval trend of covering doors in (allegedly) human skin.
Believe it or not, nobody named Phillips actually invented it.
Yes, they‘re often bullet holes. No, that‘s not the only explanation.
It‘s normal for cartoon characters to be missing a digit, but how did the style originate?
The boogying baby animation from ‘Ally McBeal’ was one of the internet's first viral memes, and was alternately charming and horrifying.
The F-19 became the bestselling model plane of all time. Some feared it leaked some highly classified military secrets.
Those giant foam fingers you wave in the air at sporting events might seem to tower over the crowd, but they actually have a pretty humble origin story.
Want to let a lover know you’re into them? Try letting a fan come to rest on your cheek.
It took a team of people 10 days to arrange the dominos and 8 minutes to watch them fall.
The German national soccer team was looking for shoes to wear in the shower to prevent athlete’s foot. Adidas founder Adi Dassler offered an innovative solution: shower shoes.
There's a good reason the metal hook on a tape measure wiggles, and it has to do with why the first inch is actually 1/16th of an inch short.
Sodas in the Aloha State look a little different from what you’re probably used to.
The amount of gold in Olympic medals is regulated, and there’s a lot less than there used to be.
Deodorant sticks often come with one outer cap and one inner cap, but the purpose of that extra inner cap isn’t really clear.
Learn the science behind the most advanced swimming pools out there.
Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin, intended the rings to represent nations “united by Olympism.”
The fabric strawberry is more than just a cute accessory to an already cute accessory. It also serves as an important tool.
Of all the LEGOLAND jobs, this is probably the most hands-on.
Fazlur Khan and the idea that would turn architecture on its head.
Pick-up truck beds are here to make your life easier—if you know how to use them.
“[It’s] like baking a cake,” Bob Kramer says. “Only the temperature is 1500°F.”
This color matching tool is great for verbally inclined people.