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

Paper Clips

When people submitted designs for paper clips, they came up with all different kinds of crazy shapes. The paper clip as we know it today doesn't damage the papers and is easily able to bind papers without seeming cumbersome. The current straightforward design won out over all the rest.

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The More You Know

  • There are around 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body. If you took them all out and laid them end to end, they’d stretch around the world more than twice.
  • You don't need a strawberry huller: Take the stems off strawberries cleanly by driving a straw right through from bottom to top.
  • Shakespeare is easier to understand, makes more sense, and is punnier when it's recited in its original pronunciation instead of a modern English accent.
  • Fill some water bottles halfway, then lay them on their side in the freezer. When it's time for a cool drink, grab a bottle, fill it up with your beverage of choice, and let the wall of ice in the bottle keep your drink perfectly chilled.
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