44 Times People Found Such Unexpected Things, They Just Had To Share The Pics In This Online Group
Article created by: Austėja Akavickaitė
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.
#1
Woman Adopts Elderly Dog From Shelter And Finds Out It’s Actually Her Lost Childhood Puppy
#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
Woman Loses Engagement Ring In Garden Finds It 13 Years Later On A Carrot
#4
While Tearing Up Their Carpet, My In-Laws Found A Giant Monopoly Board
#5
This Silver Pendant I Found Metal Detecting Is Dated 227 Years Ago Today
#6
After 30 Years Brothers Return To Chernobyl To Find An Old Toy Friend Waiting (1986-2016)
#7
This “Bookmark” I Found In An Old Shakspeare Book Is A Voting Ticket From The Civil War
#8
After A Construction Company Caused A Local Reservoir Level To Sink 10 Feet, A 600-Year-Old Buddha Carving Was Found
#9
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
#11
My Dad Finally Found His Missing LED Zeppelin Tickets… 44 Years Too Late
#13
Tearing Down An Unused Chimney Only To Find 25 Generations Of Stacked Up Birds Nests
#14
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
#15
Found An Over 100 Year Old Time Capsule In My Backyard!
#17
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!
#19
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
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
#25
This Carpenters Pencil Is The Oldest Known Pencil In Existence. It Was Found In The Roof Of A 17th-Century German House
#26
My Great Grandmother Kept A News Paper Of When America Landed On The Moon. Just Found It Today
#27
We Were Cleaning Out Our Aunts House Who Had Just Passed Away And Found This. My Great-Great Grandfather’s Enlistment Paper To WWI
#28
This WWII Newspaper Of Germany’s Surrender Found In My Grandparent’s Attic
#29
This Old McDonald’s Coupon I Found In My Grandfathers Things
#32
My Uncle Found A Bag Of Volcano Ash From Mount St. Helens With A Note Tucked In The Back Of One Of His Cupboards
#33
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
#34
This Shoe Was Left In The Window For 2 Months & It Shrunk
#36
My Mother Found A 4th Birthday Card She Forgot To Pass On To Me… I’m 26 Now
#37
This Book From 1892 I Found Inside A Hole In The Wall In A Rental Flat Post Image
#38
A Vancouver Elementary School Just Unearthed A Time Capsule After 50 Years. In It Was A Letter From Then Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
#39
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”
#41
Found A Marriage Certificate From 1895 In A Flooded Cabin We Renovated
#42
I Was Digging Around In An Attic In St. Paul And Found Some Soap From 1874
#43
My Roommate Bought A Pair Of Pants At The Thrift Store And Found This In One Of The Pockets
