Little known feature on French's Mustard lid

Mark Frauenfelder 9:14 am Wed Jul 3, 2019

Good things to know:

There's a little arrow on a car's fuel gauge that points to which side the car's fuel filler is on.
Snap-blade knives have a removable piece with a groove you can use to snap off old blades.
French's Mustard squeeze bottles have lids that click into place when you open them all the way.

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