The Surprising Reasons Behind Everyday Inventions

by Johan Tobias

If you ever watch life hack videos on YouTube, you know that people are constantly finding cool new ways to do things. Sometimes that means taking an already existing tool or item and adapting it to a new purpose that makes it even better. This adaptability has a long history. Sometimes people invent a thing for one purpose and it just turns out to be better suited for something else entirely. With that in mind, let’s check out the unexpected reasons why 10 pretty common things were invented.

This is an encore of one our previous lists, as presented by our YouTube host Simon Whistler. Read the full list!

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