That leather diamond on your backpack actually has a very cool purpose.

Have you ever taken a closer look at your backpack, and wondered what each part of it actually did?

Like a good curious soul who is forever trying to find meaning in things, have you ever spent time analysing the purpose of the most mundane things in your bedroom?

Did you know that little leather diamond on your backpack is there for a reason? My initial assumption would be no, because you no doubt clicked into this on the proviso that I would do the hard work for you.

To be fair to you, my observational skills leave a little to be desired anyway, because I spent more than a good deal of time assuming that little leather diamond was just actually just a logo for a certain brand.

Moving on.

That little diamond is actually called a pig’s snout or a lash tab, according to Carryology, and does serve a purpose.

“The classic lash tab was a leather patch that lets you pass a bit of webbing through it, and then fasten items to your pack. It lets you run a minimal weight, with broad flexibility,” their website states.

So it’s a convenience thing, after all. Fasten a little bit of string through and you just found yourself another place to put your stuff.

If you were in the dark about that one, then perhaps it’s time to remind what that little pocket does that lives inside the pocket in your jeans?

Jean-makers Levi Strauss call the pocket a watch pocket, small enough for one to keep a “pocket-watch” in presumably. Levi’s is said to have introduced the pocket to cater to their cowboy clientele, which isn't you (or me) and therefore doesn't explain why jeans are still made with them.

And if you didn't even know that? Then perhaps let me exhaust your mind with more. Online kitchen blog America’s Kitchen believe they have found the most foolproof way to cook pasta for one. The blog revealed that the hole in the spaghetti server is not just to release water but also the perfect way to measure a single serve.

You're welcome.

*Feature image via Herschel Supply.