Most people don’t give their bath towels more than a passing thought—grab, dry, toss in the hamper, repeat. But the internet has a talent for turning the most ordinary objects into full-blown mysteries, and recently, a simple raised line stitched across the end of a towel ignited a wave of fascination. One picture, one question—“What’s this line for?”—and suddenly millions of people were debating the purpose of a subtle design detail they’d ignored for years. The comments came fast and loud, half jokes, half genuine confusion. And in typical internet fashion, the theories ranged from ridiculous to oddly convincing. Some...
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