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11 Everyday Things With Features You Didn’t Know About

When tools were first created, their every feature had a very specific purpose. Even artwork was, one way or another, correlated with religious beliefs or daily activities. Given that the materials items…

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Tiny fabric squares coming with clothes

Have you ever wondered what the tiny Ziploc baggy with a button and about 1 square inch of fabric that comes with your new shirt is for? Most of us would think the button is for backup in case you lose one while the fabric is to patch a possible hole in your clothes.

Sure, you could use the fabric to cover a hole but that’s really not what it was intended for in the first place. It turns out the real purpose of the tiny fabric squares is as testers for cleaning products. To make sure you won’t destroy your clothes when cleaning them with a certain cleaning product, you test it out on the tiny fabric square first. Genius!

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