33 Interesting Things People Stumbled Across

Nathan Johnson Published 09/04/2021 in ftw

The has a never-ending supply of weird and fascinating stuff. People have made some amazing discoveries some by complete accident. Check out these cool and peculiar things people happened across and wanted to share.

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A humpback whale jaw I found this weekend in New England.
2.
Our dog found a pacifier.
3.
A gray wolf day bed in very fine snow, which captured extraordinary detail including her ribs and fur. One of the most beautiful tracks I’ve ever seen!
4.
A wall was removed in a Victorian house we are working at which revealed an old cast iron fireplace.
5.
This fossilized imprint of a fern i found in dry ass North Dakota.
6.
I found a miniature telephone box on the street.
7.
Look how large this tree frog I found is.
8.
This 129 y/o penny came out of a roll today.
9.
This brooch I found while metal detecting.
10.
Bought a vintage stove and found a newspaper from 1954 in it!
11.
This old color pencil box after termites ate all the wood.
12.
I found a six-headed Daffodil growing in my garden.
13.
I found my great great grandfathers WWI medals the other day.
14.
Ordered fried oysters from a takeout restaurant and found a pearl in one.
15.
My Grandmother lived through WWII in her teenage years, and she found one of her issues of Life Magazine from 1941.
16.
I present today’s seaglass findings from a stormy day in the cove. Cape Breton Island, NS, Canada.
17.
I found these stacked in a secret drawer left in my 1885 house.
18.
While renovating an office in DC, I found a stack of uncashed checks dated July-August 1910.
19.
This rock I found has a shell inside it and it’s been worn away to a flat spiral in appearance.
20.
While renovating an office in DC, I found a stack of uncashed checks dated July-August 1910.
21.
22.
Removed a wall fixture that came with the house to repaint the wall and realized this room used to be this exact color. Old color in the middle, new paint on left edge.
23.
These vintage items I found in a mouse nest in my wall.
24.
Small starfish with four arms instead of five.
25.
I just found a marriage certificate from 1841 in my house in the attic.
26.
Found this tiny mushroom growing out of a sweet gum ball.
27.
I found an original 1985 Back To The Future skateboard at the back of my parents shed today. Shame about the condition but still great!
28.
Found an edge-piece in my bag of Goldfish.
29.
Found a nice honeycomb amber brooch today. Amber is quite hard to find, such an interesting material.
30.
Found a little piece of history during a hike in France : A Roman shoe nail.
31.
Telegram Abbreviations found in my Great Grandpa’s Notebook.
32.
Some old Russian Pepsi that I found.
33.
I’m redoing my kitchen and the old owners put a wall over an exterior door.

1.
A humpback whale jaw I found this weekend in New England.
2.
Our dog found a pacifier.
3.
A gray wolf day bed in very fine snow, which captured extraordinary detail including her ribs and fur. One of the most beautiful tracks I’ve ever seen!
4.
A wall was removed in a Victorian house we are working at which revealed an old cast iron fireplace.
5.
This fossilized imprint of a fern i found in dry ass North Dakota.
6.
I found a miniature telephone box on the street.
7.
Look how large this tree frog I found is.
8.
This 129 y/o penny came out of a roll today.
9.
This brooch I found while metal detecting.
10.
Bought a vintage stove and found a newspaper from 1954 in it!
11.
This old color pencil box after termites ate all the wood.
12.
I found a six-headed Daffodil growing in my garden.
13.
I found my great great grandfathers WWI medals the other day.
14.
Ordered fried oysters from a takeout restaurant and found a pearl in one.
15.
My Grandmother lived through WWII in her teenage years, and she found one of her issues of Life Magazine from 1941.
16.
I present today’s seaglass findings from a stormy day in the cove. Cape Breton Island, NS, Canada.
17.
I found these stacked in a secret drawer left in my 1885 house.
18.
While renovating an office in DC, I found a stack of uncashed checks dated July-August 1910.
19.
This rock I found has a shell inside it and it’s been worn away to a flat spiral in appearance.
20.
While renovating an office in DC, I found a stack of uncashed checks dated July-August 1910.
21.
22.
Removed a wall fixture that came with the house to repaint the wall and realized this room used to be this exact color. Old color in the middle, new paint on left edge.
23.
These vintage items I found in a mouse nest in my wall.
24.
Small starfish with four arms instead of five.
25.
I just found a marriage certificate from 1841 in my house in the attic.
26.
Found this tiny mushroom growing out of a sweet gum ball.
27.
I found an original 1985 Back To The Future skateboard at the back of my parents shed today. Shame about the condition but still great!
28.
Found an edge-piece in my bag of Goldfish.
29.
Found a nice honeycomb amber brooch today. Amber is quite hard to find, such an interesting material.
30.
Found a little piece of history during a hike in France : A Roman shoe nail.
31.
Telegram Abbreviations found in my Great Grandpa’s Notebook.
32.
Some old Russian Pepsi that I found.
33.
I’m redoing my kitchen and the old owners put a wall over an exterior door.