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50 Times People Found Such Unexpected Things, They Just Had To Share The Pics In This Online Group
The world is a big place, so naturally, things get lost and forgotten. But they often resurface, too. Just take a look at the subreddit "Took You Long Enough."
This online community isn't the biggest, but its 30K members provide a constant flow of unexpected finds. From simple — but interesting — stuff like old newspapers to more mysterious discoveries, like a 227-year-old pendant, they always have something new to show off.
Continue scrolling to check out some of their most popular posts.
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#1
Woman Adopts Elderly Dog From Shelter And Finds Out It's Actually Her Lost Childhood Puppy
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#2
This Washed Ashore From ‘Dorian’. “Please Don’t Open Me, My Ashes Are On A Journey, I Started At Cumberland Island, So If You See Me Ashore, Please Snap A Picture, Email It & Throw Me Back So I Can Travel Some More”
#3
We're Remodeling Our Bathroom And Our Contractor Just Sent This
#4
Woman Loses Engagement Ring In Garden Finds It 13 Years Later On A Carrot
#5
While Tearing Up Their Carpet, My In-Laws Found A Giant Monopoly Board
MagicalUnicorn 2 years ago
that's pretty cool, but if they keep it like that, family fights guaranteed!
#6
This Silver Pendant I Found Metal Detecting Is Dated 227 Years Ago Today
#7
After 30 Years Brothers Return To Chernobyl To Find An Old Toy Friend Waiting (1986-2016)
#8
A Very British Response, Cheers Jon!
#9
This "Bookmark" I Found In An Old Shakspeare Book Is A Voting Ticket From The Civil War
#10
After A Construction Company Caused A Local Reservoir Level To Sink 10 Feet, A 600-Year-Old Buddha Carving Was Found
#11
Friend Of Mine Just Moved Into A New House. Took Off All The Heating Vents To Paint Them, And This Was Behind One Of Them
#12
A 54 Million Year Old Gecko Trapped In Amber
#13
My Dad Finally Found His Missing LED Zeppelin Tickets... 44 Years Too Late
#14
Found This In The Crawl Space Above My Bedroom!
#15
Tearing Down An Unused Chimney Only To Find 25 Generations Of Stacked Up Birds Nests
#16
My Mom Was Cleaning Up And Found A Piece Of Paper Her And My Dad Wrote On From Before They Got Married In ‘86. They Were Together Until 2011 When My Dad Passed
#17
Found An Over 100 Year Old Time Capsule In My Backyard!
kristina law 2 years ago
I absolutely love stuff like this! So cool to uncover items from the past.
#18
I Might Have To Do This One Day
#19
Found This “White Couch” In A Free Pile Years Ago And Saw A Rip In It Last Night When I Was Cleaning To Find It Was Reupholstered Over Gorgeous Emerald Green Fabric This Whole Time!
#20
Found On Facebook
#21
Shoutout To My Mom Who Very Kindly Brought Me "Dumbells" From The Basement And Even Washed Them So I Could Work Out At Home With Weights - Turns Out These Are Old Soviet-Era Hand Grenades
#22
Remodeling The Kitchen And Pulled The Microwave Off The Wall. He Never Gave Up Hope
#23
Found These 110(?) Year Old Crayolas In The Back Of A Family Secretary Desk. The Pack Still Has The Crayons
Bunzilla 2 years ago
Be careful with old artist supplies (even crayons). Some of them can have dangerous ingredients. Lead, for example. The kinds of ingredients in some colours are unreal. Arsenic, mercury, chromium, radioactive materials... and then there are the morally objectionable ones, like 'Mummy Brown'- made from real, ground up mummies! Or Indian Yellow - made from the urine of cows only fed mango leaves and water, which slowly killed them. I'm sure there are more, but the point is; be cautious!
#24
These Medieval Ruins Randomly Found Under A Schools Gym Hall
Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
It's so odd to imagine that one day something completely different could be built on top of the spot where your house was, and people don't even know about it. (If it was my place, they'd have the Random Pop Culture Artefacts of the Past dig to end all Random Pop Culture Artefacts of the Past digs.)
#25
Birth Announcement From 1988
This is MY birth announcement that my auntie made for me when I was a baby. My mom donated a box of old kids stuff to her local thrift store and this was in the box by accident. It somehow it made it to the town where I live several hours away. I was so shocked to find it, I had to buy it back. $2 well spent to preserve my legacy
#26
Found A Drawing Of A Robot In A Chemistry Book From 1918
#27
103 Years Ago Someone Lost Their Coin Purse
Beaver boi🦫🇺🇦 2 years ago
I have some coins like this found in an old cellar hole in the woods. 1897, 1899, and 1903.
#28
This Carpenters Pencil Is The Oldest Known Pencil In Existence. It Was Found In The Roof Of A 17th-Century German House
#29
My Great Grandmother Kept A News Paper Of When America Landed On The Moon. Just Found It Today
#30
Not Exactly Vandalized But This Floorboard Says “This House Was Built By Floyd Harshaw. If You Don’t Like The Way It’s Built, That’s Too Damn Bad. June 21, 1956”
#31
We Were Cleaning Out Our Aunts House Who Had Just Passed Away And Found This. My Great-Great Grandfather’s Enlistment Paper To WWI
#32
This WWII Newspaper Of Germany’s Surrender Found In My Grandparent’s Attic
Julia Atkinson 2 years ago
Let's not overlook the fact that Mrs Larry MacPhail's divorce was also front page news
#33
This Old McDonald's Coupon I Found In My Grandfathers Things
#34
Found Two Bottles Of Guinness In The Attic. 1874 I Think
#35
First Boot In 17 Years, All On 90’s Equipment
#36
My Uncle Found A Bag Of Volcano Ash From Mount St. Helens With A Note Tucked In The Back Of One Of His Cupboards
T. D. Bostick 2 years ago
Numismatist here: absolutely do NOT polish old coins with volcanic ash. That will definitely make them worthless.
#37
Found My Grandmothers Calendar Which Contains The Date Of Her First Date With My Grandfather. Thursday The 10th 1955. They Would Get Married 1 Year Later
#38
This Shoe Was Left In The Window For 2 Months & It Shrunk
#39
Lady Found A Message In A Bottle From 1926 While Diving
CaptainDinosaur 2 years ago
Looks like "Will the person who finds this bottle return this paper to George Morrow, Cheboygan Michigan, and tell where it was found, November 1926."
#40
My Mother Found A 4th Birthday Card She Forgot To Pass On To Me... I’m 26 Now
#41
This Book From 1892 I Found Inside A Hole In The Wall In A Rental Flat Post Image
#42
A Vancouver Elementary School Just Unearthed A Time Capsule After 50 Years. In It Was A Letter From Then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
Cadena Norton 2 years ago
Yrs ago they were remodeling our highschool and found a time capsule from the 60s that no one knew was there. It was meant to be opened in the yr 2000 so they bricked it back up and opened it at that time. Lots of stuff records magazines and a note from the then prez
#43
Notes From Over A Century Ago. Pulled Out Of Our Roof - A Lump Of Wood Scrawled With Complaints From The Builders: "American And Spanish War Is Now On. Everything Is Getting Dear. April 1898"
#44
My Grandpa Gave Me A $2 From 1953
#45
Found A Marriage Certificate From 1895 In A Flooded Cabin We Renovated
#46
Cigarette Holder Gifted To My Grandfather From His Af Unit While They Were Stationed In The UK During The Korean War. “From The Old Gang, 8/7/1954”
#47
I Was Digging Around In An Attic In St. Paul And Found Some Soap From 1874
#48
Found Old Newspapers Used As Insulation In The Wall Of A 130 Yo House
Maximum Ride 2 years ago
That's crazy! It would be cool to read the articles. Like a little time capsule.
#49
My Roommate Bought A Pair Of Pants At The Thrift Store And Found This In One Of The Pockets
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Poultry Geist 2 years ago
When I was a kid I had some little toy mice I loved to play with. I came to live with my dad when I was 12 I packed the mice up in the pocket of an old red plastic suitcase I had 3 of these suit cases When I got to my dads I couldn’t find the mice ! I looked for these mice for years ! My dad died when I was 29! I was cleaning out the attic of his house and I found a red plastic suit case I opened it up and the pocket looked fat but I knew not to get my hopes up. I opened it up and sure enough my mice were there just like I left them ! I still have them :)
Kristin Ingersoll 2 years ago
Like a little shout out from kid you to grown up you. I love it!
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Thais Amaral 2 years ago
When my dad was a teenager he had a white VW Beetle. He had to sell it. Years later when he was on his 30's, he bought a white beetle, while cleaning the interior he found a water bill from my grandparents house stuffed behind the fire extinguisher. It was his old beetle!!!
Evelyn Haskins 2 years ago
We still HAVE of Beetle. 1964 . Bought new and continuous registration though they made us change the number plate when we moved States, It now has "historic registration" as we wanted to keep it 'original' :-) Lovely cars :-)
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Madeleine Flowers 2 years ago
The closest thing I have to any of this is that under the kitchen island there are the names of the people that have lived in my house and when they lived here. It only goes back to the mid 90s, but I think it's neat.
Poultry Geist 2 years ago
When I was a kid I had some little toy mice I loved to play with. I came to live with my dad when I was 12 I packed the mice up in the pocket of an old red plastic suitcase I had 3 of these suit cases When I got to my dads I couldn’t find the mice ! I looked for these mice for years ! My dad died when I was 29! I was cleaning out the attic of his house and I found a red plastic suit case I opened it up and the pocket looked fat but I knew not to get my hopes up. I opened it up and sure enough my mice were there just like I left them ! I still have them :)
Kristin Ingersoll 2 years ago
Like a little shout out from kid you to grown up you. I love it!
Load More Replies... Thais Amaral 2 years ago
When my dad was a teenager he had a white VW Beetle. He had to sell it. Years later when he was on his 30's, he bought a white beetle, while cleaning the interior he found a water bill from my grandparents house stuffed behind the fire extinguisher. It was his old beetle!!!
Evelyn Haskins 2 years ago
We still HAVE of Beetle. 1964 . Bought new and continuous registration though they made us change the number plate when we moved States, It now has "historic registration" as we wanted to keep it 'original' :-) Lovely cars :-)
Load More Replies... Madeleine Flowers 2 years ago
The closest thing I have to any of this is that under the kitchen island there are the names of the people that have lived in my house and when they lived here. It only goes back to the mid 90s, but I think it's neat.
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