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Paige Freshwater & Ariane Sohrabi-Shiraz

People are only just learning what the tiny pockets in their jeans are actually for

Jeans are a staple item in most people's wardrobes. They come in all different shapes and colours, but most women's jeans have a tiny pocket, that you might have thought was very impractical at times, and then simply ignored.

Many may have tried squeezing their phone or keys in there, but it turns out there was a specific use for it. In the late 1800s people were crying out for small, tight pockets on their jeans for a very specific fashion item of the time - pocket watches.

Wondering what the small pocket in their jeans was actually for, one Reddit user asked: "In most jeans, there's an extra pocket in the right pocket - what is it for, and what do you use it for?"

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