Things You Never Knew Actually Had a Purpose Until Now

Those Little Pockets on Your Jeans Were Useful Back in the Day

Those Little Pockets on Your Jeans Were Useful Back in the Day
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You know those tiny little pockets on your jeans that don’t really seem to be good for, well, anything? It turns out that these little pockets actually have a purpose after all. In the 1800s, nearly everyone had a pocket watch and that little pocket is where they kept them!

Nowadays we tend to use the bigger pockets to stash our wallet, keys, and whatnot so the little pocket is sort of just there for show. However, if pocket watches ever do become trendy, we know where we’ll keep them!

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