What is the strangest thing you've ever found?

I once found a brand new in-the-box infrared cooking grill. Someone had actually dug a big hole and buried it. But first they wrapped the box in layers of aluminum foil and plastic wrap, duct tape and plastic sheeting. The way it was wrapped, I thought for sure I was digging up dealer's huge stash of pot or narcotics.

Less exciting but equally strange, once in the middle of the woods, not near any trails, I dug up a modem !!! I was like; "What the heck ??"
 
Thats a nice picture and frame ,is it silver? Glad I dont live in a cellar hole.
I bet some survivalist buried that grill, as for the modem maybe stuff falls out of the sky. I just get all twisted trying to figure how stuff gets where it gets. Lol
 
I once had a high silver tone that was too small to be a squashed can. It was only a couple inches deep so of course I had to dig and check it out. I pulled the plug and when I stuck my digger back in the hole to removed some more dirt a purpleish liquid shot out of the hole and hit me square in the face. ( I was on my knees with face right over the hole). Instantly I had a burning sensation all over my face and especially in my eyes. Luckily I was not far from my pick-up and had several bottles of water. I washed and flushed my face and eyes as best I could but it was 10 - 15 minutes before I could fully see well again.

Well I had to know what happened and to decide if I needed to go to a poison control place, ER or something.

I went back to the hole with a shovel and not the hand spade. There was silver in the hole. I flipped the dirt out of the hole along with a small cylinder of , ready for it... Pepper Spray. I had punctured the canister. Never want to do that again.
 
This and I still don't know for sure what it is. It is all lead.

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Suggestions range from an antique still that used lead pipe, to a lead coupler for lead pipes.

It was found near a creek where civil war artifacts have been found. Right now it's sitting in my trash can outside because I can't stand the strong sweet smell of lead that thing thing emits.
 
Strangest thing? Nothing as strange as a sewing machine, but quite a few oddities to be sure. Here's a few examples:

How about a huge brass hook?
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A collection of nozzles maybe?
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Or a Graffs soda dispenser.
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But this may take the cake-a USDA suspect meat tag.
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mine is not so much a strange find as a strange place to find them......7x3 merry widows tins found at a seminary....who knew:shocked01:.
 
:lol: When my daughter was first married they rented a house....the first thing I found on their lawn was a merry widows tin. I did tease her by saying. "I'm not going to be a grandfather that way" :lol:
 
A dead Carpet Python
 

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