Those strange loops on the back of your dress shirts actually serve a purpose, though it might not be the one you think.

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Blue might be a soothing color, but there are a few other reasons so many airlines opt for the shade when selecting their seat fabric.
In an effort to boost workplace productivity, an English toilet manufacturer designed a commode that's unbearable to sit on after five minutes.
Washington state will soon be home to the world’s first human composting facility. The process, which will cost about $5500, will turn a human body into one cubic yard of nutrient-rich soil.
You can see everything from Queen Elizabeth I’s court dresses to the Medicis’ extravagant attire at Atlanta’s SCAD FASH now through mid-January.
Shoe designers worked with the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital staff to develop a comfortable, sturdy “clog made athletic.”
No jagged edges or dripping blood for this Halloween font, but its poor kerning is a graphic design catastrophe.
At Full Grown farm in Derbyshire, England, trees are gently manipulated over years to create one-of-a-kind furniture pieces that are both beautiful and sustainable.
The capable and mobile four-legged robot will now be available to own or lease, for roughly the price of a new car.
The new iPhone 11 Pro's design isn't sitting well with people who suffer from trypophobia—a fear of clusters of small holes.
No matter the color of a vessel, the hull below the water line is often painted red. The reason has something to do with worms.
In honor of Skyscraper Day, we've stacked up the details on some of the world's most famous buildings.
The ubiquitous packaging is everywhere, from cereal to deliveries to impromptu cat beds. But where did it come from?
Four canine breeds commonly used as working dogs by the U.S. military are showcased in a new set of Forever stamps from USPS.
A group of YouTube-famous domino artists teamed up to fit as many satisfying tricks as they could into one domino fall video.
Want to know what the 'Venus de Milo' or 'La Grande Odalisque' smells like? A team of French perfumers have come up with their best guesses.
If guests don't feel like reading one of the 100,000 books available at the Northeast Regional Library in Louisville, Kentucky, there are more activities to choose from.
Under, which just opened in Norway, is the first underwater restaurant in Europe and the largest in the world.
Don't ignore the extra holes above the laces of your sneakers—you can use them to create a "heel lock" and avoid blisters.
Rock 'n' roll has produced larger-than-life personalities and some of the most indelible moments of pop culture, and this poster print illustrates many of the most important.
The company's Forever roll of toilet paper is up to 12 inches in diameter, reducing the need to change rolls.
Dubai's Burj Khalifa is twice as tall as the Empire State Building, making it the tallest building in the world. But it's about to have some competition for that title.