14+ Everyday Objects With Unusual Secret Features

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7. Small Jeans Pocket

source: Today Show

Have you ever wondered why your jeans have a fifth pocket, which is too small to fit anything in? Well, this pocket was originally designed to hold pocket watches!

8. Solo Cup Lines

source: Business Insider / Flickr

The lines on a red solo cup can actually be used to measure standard alcohol quantities. The bottom line is the equivalent of a hard alcohol shot, the middle line is the equivalent of a glass of wine, and the top line is the equivalent of a glass of beer.

9. Ladle Hole

source: PopSugar

If your pasta ladle has a hole in the center, it is because this hole measures the size of the appropriate portion for spaghetti.

10. Wooden Hangers

source: The Spruce

Although wooden hangers are more elegant than plastic or metal ones, this is not really their purpose. The original wooden hangers were made of cedar, because cedar is a natural pest repellent (i.e. moths are less likely to chew your clothes).

11. Tiny Lock Hole

source: YouTube/Marta Silva

If a lock has a small hole next to the lock mechanism, it is so that water can pass through the hole and drain if the lock is exposed to water.

12. Fast Food Ketchup Containers

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