The string on tea bags have always been there, but we've all been missing something pretty important. It turns out they have a vital use and many people are mind-blown Skip to main content ...

On other social media platforms, people admitted they'd never had a tea bag with a string attached before. Not all tea bags have strings because excluding them from the design is more cost-effective.

A TikTok user has revealed how she discovered the hidden function of the string on the tea bag, leaving thousands of users baffled. It's a simple trick and people have been left questioning why ...

On other social media platforms, people admitted they'd never had a tea bag with a string attached before. Not all tea bags have strings because excluding them from the design is more cost-effective.

Here, Lauren Corona writes about the biodegradable tea bags that saved her relationship. As anyone who's spent more than 10 minutes with me knows, I can't shut up about how smart, talented, funny ...

The British tea bag is 100 years old and can be found in virtually all of the country's 24 million homes. Much suspicion surrounded the short string and branded tag attached to the bag.