Some people enjoy exploring antiquated shops, while others stumble upon hidden treasures in their basements. However, they share a common experience—they encounter peculiar items and initially struggle to discern their purpose. Fortunately, the internet abounds with experts ready and willing to assist in unraveling these enigmas.
1. “Found in a kitchen drawer. Stiff, but still bends a little.”
Answer: “It goes through a hole at the end of measuring spoon sets to keep them together.”
2. “Received a random Amazon parcel addressed to me that I didn’t order, what is this thing?”
Answer: “It looks like a gripper to hold fish by the mouth without harming them.”
3. “Found in my dad’s room.”
Answer: “It goes over shoes to give a grip on ice.”
4. “What is this stabby thing on wheels that arrived in the mail by mistake from Jamaica, NY?”
Answer: “It’s for weeding cracks and crevices.”
5. “A co-worker collects mystery objects and can’t identify this.”
Answer: “It’s a spark tester for a small engine.”
6. “Found this rubber thing on my stoop.”
Answer: “Water bottle holder.”
7. “Dinner table conversation… What do you think it is?”
Answer: “Lemon juicer.”
8. “Why is this toilet bowl shaped this way?”
Answer: “To hold a bedpan to collect specimens.”
9. “Colorful, plastic objects found at a thrift store. What is it?”
Answer: “Possibly pieces to a children’s play set of some sort.”
10. “What is this? A small bakelite toilet container with a spoon.”
Answer: “Could be a little salt well or ‘salt cellar’ or ‘salt pig’. They have spoons about this size and the bowl of this is pretty small.”
11. “Got this for free as a giveaway at a convention… I have no idea what it could be.”
Answer: “It’s a portable trash bag/dog poo bag holder.”
12. “Kids got these for Halloween. They are thin plastic, and say OM 5/22 made in China on the back.”
Answer: “They are stencils, popular in the 90s.”
13. “Golden-coloured opaque glass object about 25cm tall. Weights about 40g.”
Answer: “It’s a decor item.”
14. “Found this at a garage sale…”
Answer: “For opening a soft-boiled egg.”
15. “Metallic rocket-shaped object. Has three fins, & the end of a screw is sticking out of the base.”
Answer: “Salt and pepper shakers.”
Do you have an appreciation for the unconventional? Take a look at these items that may appear peculiar at first glance but, in reality, serve entirely distinctive purposes.
You can’t believe what was in the package that this little pup found near a trash can
You can’t believe what was in the package that this little pup found near a trash can
Some dogs are so common on the streets that the residents call them “courtyards.” This ginger dog such a case.
However, people can’t believe that one of those ordinary dogs could be so intelligent. His name is Pugh, and he became prominent due to his smartness.
Pugh loved landfills, and on that day, as usual he wandered around. The strange noises tempted him to go and investigate the nearby trash bin. There he found a package that had something moving in it. The pup immediately thought that people had to see it.
He grabbed the package with his teeth and dragged it toward the nearby neighborhood. He started barking loudly in order that someone would notice the package.
Fortunately, a woman noticed it and came close. She thought there were kittens there. In fact, it was a newborn human baby abandoned by someone. The woman was shocked and she immediately called the police and an ambulance, as the baby seemed to be d_ying.
Thankfully, the doctors were able to save the newborn . However, they mentioned that the dog came by just in time. They couldn’t have saved the baby if the dog hadn’t come in time.
The journalists learned about this story, and then the pup became the city’s hero. The mayor gave a collar to the hero so that everybody in the city could recognize him
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