Secret Reasons You Don't Know About Everyday Things

There are so many secrets about everyday objects you probably haven't thought about that you don't know. From why all crisps have the same expiry date to why snorkels aren't as long as you'd like them to be, here are 10 more hidden secrets in everyday things.

[TheDogNannytm]

Aquafresh re-introduced striped toothpaste. "Stripe" brand toothpaste was around for years starting in the 1950's and then seemingly just disappeared. Then someone started putting "flecks" in toothpaste and suddenly, we had striped toothpaste, again, Aquafresh. Stripe was very pretty and aromatic. It was also a bit of a ripoff because the stripes usually ran out about halfway through a tube.

[Ian]

You made a mistake about the King of Hearts. The card is mirrored from top to bottom. Each mirrored side only has two hands: one holding the sword, and one not holding the sword. That "second hand" that you were referring to was from the bottom side of the card.

[SciFiArtman]

I always see AquaFresh mentioned as the first to have striped toothpaste. But I remember seeing... I think it was Pepsident, with just red stripes in the later 60s (like '67-8) at my granddad's place. We were Crest people, but used Gramp's toothpaste when staying there, and I remember fairly clearly the red stripes, and wondered how they did it. My dad explained about the different bladders inside the tube (with a little more time, I'd likely have cut the tube open, as was my MO with all unknown devices). No one else remembers this, so I must be wrong. Or maybe this was some kind of test marketing sample, I don't know. And then when AquaFresh came out years later, I remember thinking how I didn't care for the blue stripe, and it still bothers me today!

[gengoosekhan]

#7 is not the only reason.

Yes, a diver would have a hard time drawing breath vs. the water pressure.

But it fails to mention that also as the diver breathes out, the carbon dioxide would fill the lower portion of the tube. CO2 has a molecular mass of 44, while O2 has 32, meaning that in similar volume and compression of mass, CO2 is heavier. Past 2 feet (60 centimeters) the lungs would not have the requisite volume to expel the CO2 with enough force to clear the CO2 and leave a vacuum that would immediately fill with breatheable air.

[MOOMOO]

Did anyone else notice how dirty that tooth brush was at 5:59?

[catnium]

why the striped ? because it makes you buy them over white paste thats why

[ogieogie]

There was striped toothpaste (called "Stripe") when I was a kid in the fifties. Aquafresh did not invent it in the 70s.

[simonbrown]

I’ll put this in my file of useless information.

[robertford]

I definitely remember striped toothpaste before '75. Also, the snorkel thing is only partly right. A long snorkel would not let you go very deep, as they say, but it would also be dangerous if it filled with water (and they do) because it would be hard to clear the water and thn you wouldn't be able to breathe in.

[jewgirl]

You are mistaken about the origin of stripes in toothpaste. Aquafresh was not the first. In the late 50's, early 60's there was Stripe toothpaste. It was white with red stripes going through it.

[mparring]

You are incorrect about Aquafresh being the first striped toothpaste. Stripe toothpaste was available in the early 1960s.

[Cbneff]

one more thing, so you know eyebags? They're really just your eyes comings home from a tiring day of shopping

[liviuvelichi]

The most American thing to ever exist, Bible passages written on burger wrappers

[ajtaylor]

The first time I had a Mcflurry I thought the spoon was a straw

[willemslie]

In the UK Signal introduced red striped toothpaste in the 1960s (I'm old enough to remember!) The stripes were said to contain fluoride.

[ledzeppeman]

5:58 dude, that toothbrush looks disgusting

[mikesnyder]

Aquafresh was NOT the first to introduce striped tooth paste. In the 60's there was a brand called Stripe!

[bonnie]

10 secret reasons you don't know about everyday things




is it just me or does this title make no sense

[bjrnen]

Wait, what? "However, looking down we can see both his hands are accounted for"... Well, no.. The image is inverted. If the two hands on the body is of the same king then the flip side king has no hands...

[jordanbwalt]

If your snorkel was ridiculously long, you'd also end up breathing in a lot of the air that you just exhaled, meaning you wouldn't get as much oxygen