10 Things We All Use and Don’t Know Why

There are many things that we use on a daily basis, and for the most part, we don’t really give them much thought. When we stop to think about it, however, you might wonder why you use them in the first place.

The following 10 interesting items and facts are going to make you rethink the way you go through your day-to-day life. In some cases, you will be comforted by the answer and in others, you may be somewhat perplexed.

1. The Loop in the Back of Your Shirt

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The loop may be there for a number of different reasons. Some people feel that it is there to hang your shirt and others think it is a carryover from the days when we used removable shirt collars and handkerchiefs. A more romantic idea is that a university student would remove the loop when he started dating a girl. She would then begin wearing a scarf with the University emblem on it.

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