Curiosity fuels discovery in this fascinating collection of remarkable treasures. From ancient artifacts unearthed to peculiar objects stumbled upon, these finds ignite wonder and excitement. Each snapshot highlights ingenuity, history, or serendipitous encounters reshaping understanding. Marvel at the beauty of exploration and let these discoveries inspire you to appreciate the hidden gems tucked away in plain sight—or buried beneath layers of time.
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A former bank vault used for a bookstore’s horror section.
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Buttons on a TV remote in Japan go to 12.
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My local mall elevator is a portal!
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Cheeto bag came with a 20g nugget of cheese dust.
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A 49-year-old overdue book was returned to my university library today!
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A GM EV1 casually decaying outside of a building at my university. All but a dozen or two of these were crushed.
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Tall triangle-shaped tower at Area 51.
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This door has a small door inside of it.
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This is the parasitic fungus that inspired The Last of Us, shown here growing from caterpillars. It is also a valuable herbal medicine, costing up to $8000 per pound.
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My wife and I use the shower tiles and bath crayons to play shower scrabble.
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My kettle when the sun hits the kitchen window at the right angle.
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These sex ed stress balls.
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This church in Belgium was converted into a rock climbing gym.
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Before the Baby Billy Misbehavin’ Tour comes to a town near you.
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This charging station at my library.
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I got a tesseract.
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Customer drew a perfect world map from memory (at a no phones allowed trivia game event).
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This Peter Griffin food truck outside of my apartment.
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This sunscreen brand where the cans get lighter as the SPF gets higher.
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This model of the demon core.
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This train has the door swinging pattern embroidered into the mat.
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This unopened MS-DOS 5 I found at an estate sale.
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Using the plane washroom and it had a window.
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This seafood restaurant uses oyster shells instead of gravel for its parking medians.