Why Is There Such A Thing As A Tiny Pocket?

Ever wonder why there's a teeny-tiny pocket above the regular ones in the front of your jeans? Or, more likely, have you ever gotten your thumb stuck in there due to its teeny-tiny smallness? Well, wonder no longer.

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It's a watch pocket, originally for men who wore pocket watches and needed a protective place to store them.

[source: Huffington Post]