Whenever you travel, you stay at different hotels: they're all different and cool in their own way. But one thing that stays the same: the bedsheets are always white. Not green, with flowers or red circles... but white. And the whiter and brighter the sheets are, the more luxurious the hotel is. It's much easier to see dirt and stains on white linen. So it makes no sense, or does it?

Here're 27 things you must have googled at least once. These are extraordinary facts about ordinary things. Why do all clocks go to the right? What's the difference between white and brown eggs? Let's get these and many more questions answered.

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