For months, social media users have asked the same question: What, exactly, is the purpose of those woven strips on towels? The inquiry has spread on platforms including X, Reddit and Facebook since ...

"I'm convinced that it only exists to shrink and make it impossible to fold the towel nicely, causing you to buy another towel," the user wrote in a reply that garnered another 11 million views. It ...

For months, social media users have asked the same question: What, exactly, is the purpose of those woven strips on towels? It turns out the answer may be all of the above — at least according to ...