Believe It Or Not, These Aren't Actually Design Flaws

Plastic Cup Lids

Aside from their obvious purpose at keeping the liquid inside of cups, those plastic lids do a couple of other things. If you take the lid off and flip it over, the cup snaps perfectly into place and has a built-in coaster. Protect your furniture from that to-go condensation.

Toothpaste Stripes

Toothpastes like Aquafresh have that classic tri-colored look that all serve different purposes in dental hygiene. The blue stripe is responsible for refreshing, and red is in charge of plaque control. Though whether or not it cleans better overall than other toothpastes isn't necessarily proven. 

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The More You Know

  • There's only one country in the world that doesn't use the metric system.
  • Water makes different pouring sounds depending on its temperature.
  • Did you peel a label off a jar only to find paper and residue left behind? Using a cotton pad and some cooking oil, rub the residue and let it sit for a few minutes.
  • Virginia is the only state that has the same state flower and state tree, the Dogwood.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.