1. The Tiny Pocket in Your Jeans Had a Purpose

It wasn’t made for coins or fashion flair. That tiny pocket in your jeans was originally designed to hold a pocket watch. Levi’s first added it in the late 1800s when cowboys and railroad workers needed a safe spot for their watches. Over time, the need faded, but the pocket stayed—turning into a quirky relic of a long-gone era that we still wear every day.

2. Microwave Ovens Were Invented by Accident

The microwave was born when Percy Spencer, an engineer working on radar tech, noticed a chocolate bar in his pocket had melted. Curious, he aimed radar waves at popcorn—and it popped.