20 Odd Objects People Came Across.
Nathan Johnson
Published
02/03/2021
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Unknown glass object filled with unknown liquid, found in an early 1900’s barn. Any leads? A: Fire extinguisher. -
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They’ve been showing up on the beach by the hundreds for the last month! A: Bio filter media -
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This rack type drawer is mounted in a kitchen cabinet. This is as far as it pulls out and the bars do not rotate or come out. A: This is to hang washcloths and gloves. My stepmother installs them under her sink, since they don’t come standard. -
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Floating home found tied to a fence on the beach in Southern California A: It’s floating duck house or similar structure for local waterfowl. They give ducks a place to sleep safe from predators or to escape water predators (usually snapping turtles and such). -
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Found at antique store. Label said “key”. Key to what? A: It’s a water meter key -
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At the beach in Southern CA. Alive with claw things that moved in purple sheathes. Bubbly body. A feather stuck to it????? (Screenshot from video) A: Looks like a cluster of goose barnacles with a random feather in there. -
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Does anyone know what this is? Is it military or just decorative. A: 25 year membership pin awarded to a member of the Order of the Eastern Star (OES) a woman’s auxillary group for female relatives of Freemasons. -
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Some weird Russian thing I found in my garage. A: This is a Komsomol emblem. The front reads “ВЛКСМ” which stood for Всесоюзный ленинский коммунистический союз молодёжи (All-Union Leninist Young Communist League) -
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Hanger like thing found buried on my land. A: It’s a Polaroid vintage auto sun visor frame. 1940s. There was a tinted plastic screen held in the curved frame. -
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A grey device with a cord on it.. I thought it was a game camera of some sort but I don’t think it is. Found at a park A: Trail cameras are not always for hunters. they use them to check wildlife numbers and interactions too. It’s most certainly a cam -
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Coworker bought a really old Masonic mansion to convert into a haunted house. They found this in it. Any idea? A: Jewel for the Jr Warden to wear -
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Wooden objects. Ball is roughly baseball sized. Found while cleaning out an old desk A: Darning ball, glove darner and darning mushroom. -
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Found during cellar renovation in Belgium. A sealed container mounted on the wall with a mysterious red liquid inside. A: Carbon tet fire extinguisher. Liquid is likely to be very toxic. Should be removed and disposed of by a specialist. -
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So, I found this thing on google maps, it’s a very strange feature that I can’t find anything but conflicting info about online. Google maps says it’s a train but how??? Why?!!! Does anyone have any solid facts about what this is? A: It is a block of ice thrown from the near by mountain in an avalanche. -
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Heavy, made of cast iron. It’s from the 1970s, or older. Given to my dad by his mom- might be something she bought, or passed down from her own mother. They live in a majority Amish town in Ohio. A: It looks like it may have been an egg timer originally -
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Found on my ceiling in my apartment. WITT? A: It’s a laser that spins to keep your pets occupied. -
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There’s definitely mercuty inside … what’s this? A: It’s an electrical switch often found in old thermostats. When the mercury slides to one side it connects the two metal contacts inside the tube. -
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A friends banjo passed down for generations. Any way to discover the maker? A: Pretty sure it’s a circa 1910 C. Bruno & Sons model. Made in New York. A lot of those would have slight variations in hardware or decoration. -
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We noticed that the shower was getting white spots where the water comes out. We isolated it with a plastic bag, and after a week this white powder accumulated. Is it something added to treat the water? A: Probably Limescale. Mineral buildup in hard water. Typically harmless, but that looks like a lot of that’s what it is. -
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There’s no markings anywhere (except for the clock like numbers.) and it fits in the palm of my hand. No idea what it is! A: It’s a pill box with a reminder clock on top. When you take your pill, you set it for the time you’re supposed to take the next one.
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