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Copper rivets were added in 1873 to stop the pockets of miners' trousers tearing.

First appeared1873 (153 yrs ago)

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Copper rivets were added in 1873 to stop the pockets of miners' trousers tearing.

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big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hehelium13.8 bn yrs ago
CO2 laser1964
copper wiredate unknown
jeans1873