{"id":5430,"date":"2019-06-06T11:15:35","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T09:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/?p=5430"},"modified":"2019-08-14T17:21:52","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T15:21:52","slug":"6-mundane-things-you-didnt-know-the-purpose-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curiosifymagazine.com\/en\/6-mundane-things-you-didnt-know-the-purpose-of\/","title":{"rendered":"6 mundane things you didn’t know the purpose of"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nowadays you can find many different types of inventions<\/a><\/strong> with all sorts of weird uses. <\/strong>From a ‘sleep box’<\/a> to a DIY house<\/a> you can build in under 8 hours. It’s all available <\/strong>to us. However, have you ever thought about day to day things that seem very normal <\/strong>to you but you don’t actual know their uses?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Confused\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I bet you think you know what everything you own is for. However, it turns out some have hidden uses, or even uses you just didn’t know about.<\/strong> Maybe they were originally created with different intentions or maybe you just assumed they had a different use. We bring you several mundane objects and what their real uses are. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. A pompom on top of your knitted hat<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You probably think having a pompon on a beanie has a decorative purpose.<\/strong> But have you ever thought about where it comes from? <\/strong>Apparently, it origins from sailors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Pompom\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

They used to wear these hats with pompoms on top as extra protection: it<\/strong> kept them from bashing their heads <\/strong>when inside the boat, because these tended to be very cramped; especially during times of rough waters. Who would have thought they were actually useful<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Tetra Pak cartons<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Turns out you’ve been pouring your milk wrong <\/strong>all along! Tetra Pak cartons<\/strong> are designed in such a way that they don’t splash back all of its content<\/strong> on you when pouring your drink. Now this really<\/em> seems like a lie. It happens every single time.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Truth is, you’ve just been holding the carton the wrong way<\/strong>: try turning it upside down<\/strong>. The trick to pouring the perfect glass of milk is nothing more and nothing less than flipping the carton<\/strong>. It’s that easy. The “Crazy Russian Hacker<\/a><\/strong>” youtuber<\/em> shows us how to properly pour a glass of juice. Behold:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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