What You Thought Was A Quirky Accident Of Manufacture Is In Fact A Design Feature

Published on 08/26/2019
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Margins On Lined Paper

Notebooks always have margins, and you may not be entirely sure why. What’s more curious is that the margins seem to differ according to the grades. While they may vary as things tend to get more tricky the older you get, the general reason margins exist on lined paper is actually strangely related to rats. Rat infestations used to be a bit too common, and as rats would chew paper, people decided that lined paper should have margins to encourage those using notebooks to write further from the edge of the paper, therefore, saving the information from hungry rats. Now margins are simply a standard design for lined notebooks.

Lined Paper Margins

Margins On Lined Paper

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Disposable Condiment Cups

If you have ever found yourself struggling to carry multiple tiny condiment cups full of ketchup simply to eat your fries, you may be wondering why these cups are so small and hard to use. Well, the reason is that you have probably been using them wrong your whole life! You are actually supposed to fold them out like this! You might have never seen anyone do this at your local fast food joint, so why not blow everyone’s minds next time you sit down for a greasy meal?

Paper Condiment Bowls

Disposable Condiment Cups

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