(KTLA) – For days now the internet has weighed in on this one question: What are the embroidered stripes on towels for ... “That is the face/butt delineation line,” one follower cheekily ...

It all began when software engineer Nate McGrady took to X (formerly Twitter) to ask a simple yet intriguing question: What is the purpose of the embroidered border at the end of a towel?