In today’s world, we are so busy with our day-to-day activities, that we don’t quite pay attention to the smaller details of the everyday items we use.

10. Dimple at the bottom of wine bottle

If you are a bar lover, then surely you must have looked at the dimple, or indentation at the bottom of the wine or beer bottles. This indentation is known as punt. And is created to make a firm grip of the bottle, when placed on the table.

Historically punts were created in the wine bottles by glassblowers, they pushed the bottom of the bottle upwards. So that there weren’t any sharp edges, that disallowed the standing upright position of the bottles.

9. Hole in the lollipop stick

We loved to grab these delicious lollipops in our childhood. But do you know why these tiny holes or cut at the top of the lollipop sticks exists?

These holes are created to make a little bit of the lollipop to melt and flow into it, thereby locking the stick and lollipop candy together. And never make it fall, even if turned upside down.

8. Hole next to your mobile camera

Got an iPhone, turn it around and you can see the tiny hole next to the camera in your phone. These aren’t just for any random reason, but this is actually a microphone. It’s a tertiary microphone, which is used to record the sounds when recording a video. Also, it is used for noise cancellations when you are on a call.

7. Margins on the notebook

The margins you generally have in the notebooks and journals are not just for writing the numbers and important remembering points. But they were actually meant to protect the writings in the notebook from mice.

In the past, notebooks were a munch time item for the mice and rats. In order to protect the content in the notebooks, margins were made which allowed to protect the content from being eaten up from the sides and corners.

6. Small red button in the middle of keyboard

You all must have noticed this small red button in keyboard of Lenovo Thinkpads and other business laptops. This button is known as Trackpoint, which was introduced by IBM in 1992, to be used as a simple little joystick.

This small red button allowed the user to access the mouse features while using the keyboard. You can nudge this button in any direction for the movement of the mouse pointer. This made the access of the mouse easier for the user, along with placing the two mouse buttons just below this space-bar key.

5. Numbers printed inside a triangle on plastic bottles

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You all must have sometimes seen this numerical value printed inside a recycle triangle on the plastic bottles. Have you ever wondered what this number denotes?

This little symbol is the universal symbol for recycling, which is also known as Resin Identification Code i.e. RIC. The RIC code ranges from 1 to 7 for different types of plastic. But the most commonly seen RIC code is 1, which is usually printed on all the mineral and cold drink bottles.

RIC code 1 plastic is a recyclable plastic made from polyethylene terephthalate, these plastics can be recycled, but should not be reused as they are porous and bacteria can easily collect on them, thereby making it harmful to health.

4. Holes in the iPhone earphones and airpods

Now this is something you must have never noticed, but it actually exists for a deep reason. As Apple is most commonly known for designing its products to give the best of the user experience. These tiny little holes on your earphones and airpods, are designed to create vacuum which provides you better acoustics and comfort while enjoying your favorite music.

Moreover, the vacuum created helps in stopping the loud thumping noise that is created when the cords hit your chest as you walk.

3. Extra holes in the shoes

Do you know why these extra holes in your converse shoes exists? Well they too have a reason for existence. Firstly, they help in the air ventilation thereby disallowing your feet from getting overheated and start smelling.

And next you can use these holes to get a more firm grip of your shoes by tying your laces moving inside these holes.

2. Coffee straw or stirrer or both

Sometimes when you got your favorite coffee, you must have received this stirrer which has two parallel tiny holes through it. Now, what should we actually call it, a stirrer or straw or both. Well, it’s both.

It was actually designed for the people who have their coffee on the go, as it can be used for both purposes, of stirring along with sipping the coffee. The holes are made small as to allow only the amount of coffee you have in one sip. Also, its made small as the coffee is hot and a larger hole can make you sip large amount of coffee which can burn your tongue.

1. Cylinder at the end of power cable

The commonly found cylinders at the end of the power cables and chargers on your laptop are present for a very important reason. This cylindrical looking thing is known as Ferrite Bead or Ferrite choke. It helps in suppressing the high frequency noise and keeps the electromagnetic interference in control. Thereby not making electromagnetic interference to be passed to your devices and safeguarding them from being damage.