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Graffiti left behind by soldiers.

Found: World War I Training Tunnels Full of Live Grenades

Also, toffee tins, mess kits, and a 1930s sports car.

Sarah Laskow April 25, 2017

A potato field—with a golf ball hiding somewhere?

Found: ‘Extraneous Golf Ball Materials’ in Frozen Hash Browns

Golf balls have been haunting potato fields for decades.

Sarah Laskow April 24, 2017

The Sussex Declaration

Found: A Unique, Handwritten Copy of the Declaration of Independence

It contained a puzzle of sorts.

Sarah Laskow April 21, 2017

Pages from the manuscripts.

Found: Medieval Manuscripts Stolen From Italy, Hiding in the Boston Public Library

The library obtained them legitimately, but they were never meant to be in America.

Sarah Laskow April 20, 2017

The mushroom itself.

Found: A Giant Morel Mushroom Hiding in the Indiana Woods

Officials described it as "ginormous."

Sarah Laskow April 19, 2017

The home movies (not pictured) were found in New Zealand.

Found: Old Scottish Home Movies From the 1970s—in New Zealand

How they got there is a mystery.

Erik Shilling April 18, 2017

Found: A 1950s-Era Wallet Belonging to a Women's Army Corps Veteran

It was discovered in a drainpipe in downtown Spokane.

Erik Shilling April 17, 2017

A police photo of the suspect suspension.

Found: A Car With a Suspension Made of Logs and Chicken Wire

Police were not happy with the driver.

Erik Shilling April 12, 2017

Yikes!

Found: A 13,000-Year-Old Dental Filling Made of Bitumen

Sarah Laskow April 11, 2017

What lurks in spring mix?

Found: A Dead Bat in a Pre-Packaged Salad

Even for gross things found in food, this one is weird.

Sarah Laskow April 10, 2017

The silver ring.

Found: A Silver Snake Ring Dating Back to Roman Britain

An excavation in northern England has found clues to its past.

Sarah Laskow April 7, 2017

A detail of a fawn.

Found: Roman-Era Mosaics Dating Back to the First Century

For interior decorating inspiration.

Sarah Laskow April 6, 2017

Found: Some Old Boxes With Human Remains Inside

"Tiki Island Mayor Goldie Telchick said there is nothing to investigate and there's no reason to be concerned."

Erik Shilling April 5, 2017

A newly discovered worm snail.

Found: An Invading Snail That Slings Slime at its Prey

It took up residence on the USNS Vandenberg, which was sunk as an artificial reef.

Sarah Laskow April 5, 2017

The preserved tick, full of blood.

Found: An Ancient Tick Preserved in Amber With Fossilized Mammal Blood

There’s a reason why this sounds so much like the beginning of Jurassic Park.

Sarah Laskow April 4, 2017

A Wharram Percy bone showing knife cuts.

Found: First Evidence in England of Burning Dead Bodies to Keep Them From Rising

In medieval times, belief in revenants was widespread.

Sarah Laskow April 3, 2017

A practice (inert) bomb is bounced during a training flight by members of RAF 617 Squadron at Reculver bombing range in Kent.

A Piece of a WWII 'Bouncing Bomb' Washed Up on an English Beach

It was just for practice.

Samir S. Patel March 31, 2017

The note.

Found: A Note Sent Into the Air by Balloon in 1987

It was discovered more than 300 miles away, three decades later.

Sarah Laskow March 31, 2017