DID YOU KNOW THAT

Who Knew? So That's What That's For ... BY BRANDON SPECKTOR.  

The color of the tag on your store-bought bread ... ... Tells grocers what day of the week the bread was shipped. Bread is usually delivered fresh to stores five days a week-Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday-and each day has its own colored tag or twist tie. Though some companies use their own system, this common code is easy to remember: Just as the days of the week proceed in order from Monday to Saturday, their corresponding colors proceed in alphabetical order- b lue, g reen, r ed, w hite, y ellow. The perforations on the sides of your aluminum-wrap container ... ... Are called end locks and, when pushed in, are meant to keep your roll secure inside the box. Many similar kitchen products, such as plastic wrap, come equipped with the same feature so you'll never rip the whole roll out of the box when you want just a single piece. The arrow next to the gas symbol on your dashboard ... ... Is a perpetual reminder of which side your gas cap is on. If the arrow points right, your gas tank is on the right side of your car, and vice versa. Nearly every car sold in the United States now comes equipped with this handy guide so you'll never be stumped at the pump again! That tiny pocket on your blue jeans ... ... Is for your pocket watch . Well, maybe not yours , but the cowboys who made blue jeans famous in the 1800s were plumb grateful for it. Typically, watches were carried on chains and worn in waistcoats, but hard field labor made that a lot less practical. Outdoors, the "watch pocket" on any pair of jeans did just the trick-even after watches moved to the wrist. "This extra pouch has served many functions, evident in its many titles," the Levi Strauss website reminds us: "frontier pocket, coin pocket, match pocket, and ticket pocket, to name a few. That little strawberry attached to your pincushion ... ... Is an emery board for your needles. Filled with tough emery sand-a combination of aluminum and iron oxides-the strawberry is historically a tool for polishing, sharpening, and removing rust from your pins and needles.