Everyday things with hidden features we didn’t know the purpose of

[post_page_title]Pin cushions[/post_page_title]

A tomato pin cushion can be found in just about every household, and it’s certainly useful for holding our needles and pins. However, you may have wondered about that little strawberry dangling from the top.

Pin cushions

It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, considering that strawberries don’t grow on tomatoes. Well, we can’t figure that one out, either. What we do know is that the strawberry is for the needle you’re currently using, so that you don’t have to go hunting for it in between all your other needles.

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