40 Cool Finds and Lucky Things People Wanted to Share

Nathan Johnson Published 11/07/2021 in ftw

The world is full of odd, interesting, and neat stuff. You never know what you may stumble across so keep your eyes open!

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1.
“I hit the watermelon jackpot.”
2.
“I came across a cicada freshly emerged from its shell.”
3.
“All the trees of this kind on my street do this at the beginning of fall.”
4.
“Entered the sweepstakes at work and hit the jackpot!!”
5.
“This Japanese cup reveals a photo of a woman when you add liquid.”
6.
A pocket watch retrieved from the Titanic that had stopped 8 minutes after the ship went down on April 15, 1912, at 2:20 a.m.
7.
“My $16 thrifted emerald and diamond 18k gold ring, worth $2,000”
8.
“My nana has been using the same deck of cards for 10 years and they’ve all grooved to her hand placement during shuffling.”
9.
“An outdoor sculpture at the Museum Moderner Kunst (MuMoK) in Vienna”
10.
“This snake’s scales form a happy face.”
11.
“An elderly customer came in today with a McDonald’s VIP card.”
12.
“A 1964 tick-tock clock that’s been played with by my father, me, and now my daughter!”
13.
“Found Amethyst pieces in a new gravel driveway.”
14.
“I bought this book at Goodwill recently and found a receipt inside from 1981.”
15.
“A squirrel found an entire cookie outside a dining hall on campus.”
16.
“A local newspaper from the day after the Titanic sank”
17.
“A tiny brick flat in London”
18.
“I think I saw a shooting star/meteor.”
19.
“My hotel’s sun canopy is connected to a wind meter, which automatically causes it to retract when the wind speed becomes too high.”
20.
“My husband’s grandfather’s credit cards from 1955 — they’re paper.”
21.
This waiter just got tipped with gold.
22.
“This poem, entitled ‘A Dude’ from the year 1886”
23.
A giant bird surprised a man with its company.
24.
“This massive beet”
25.
“Mother Nature locked me out of my office.”
26.
This tree looks like a squirrel with raised hands.
27.
“The frog is stretching.”
28.
“The tree is covered with mushrooms.”
29.
“My hands after washing the dishes for 20 minutes”
30.
“This heirloom tomato from my garden”
31.
“Some mushrooms are so vibrant that they look borderline artificial.”
32.
“This piece of natural driftwood with a skull on the front”
33.
“2 for the price of 1!”
34.
“Smiling insect eggs on my laundry”
35.
“Nature taking over the chair”
36.
“This perfect waterfall”
37.
“That pinecone looks like a bird.”
38.
“I found this lion’s mane fungus on a hike today in central Massachusetts.”
39.
“I can do this with my ear.”
40.
“My friend’s belly hair doesn’t line up with his belly button.”

1.
“I hit the watermelon jackpot.”
2.
“I came across a cicada freshly emerged from its shell.”
3.
“All the trees of this kind on my street do this at the beginning of fall.”
4.
“Entered the sweepstakes at work and hit the jackpot!!”
5.
“This Japanese cup reveals a photo of a woman when you add liquid.”
6.
A pocket watch retrieved from the Titanic that had stopped 8 minutes after the ship went down on April 15, 1912, at 2:20 a.m.
7.
“My $16 thrifted emerald and diamond 18k gold ring, worth $2,000”
8.
“My nana has been using the same deck of cards for 10 years and they’ve all grooved to her hand placement during shuffling.”
9.
“An outdoor sculpture at the Museum Moderner Kunst (MuMoK) in Vienna”
10.
“This snake’s scales form a happy face.”
11.
“An elderly customer came in today with a McDonald’s VIP card.”
12.
“A 1964 tick-tock clock that’s been played with by my father, me, and now my daughter!”
13.
“Found Amethyst pieces in a new gravel driveway.”
14.
“I bought this book at Goodwill recently and found a receipt inside from 1981.”
15.
“A squirrel found an entire cookie outside a dining hall on campus.”
16.
“A local newspaper from the day after the Titanic sank”
17.
“A tiny brick flat in London”
18.
“I think I saw a shooting star/meteor.”
19.
“My hotel’s sun canopy is connected to a wind meter, which automatically causes it to retract when the wind speed becomes too high.”
20.
“My husband’s grandfather’s credit cards from 1955 — they’re paper.”
21.
This waiter just got tipped with gold.
22.
“This poem, entitled ‘A Dude’ from the year 1886”
23.
A giant bird surprised a man with its company.
24.
“This massive beet”
25.
“Mother Nature locked me out of my office.”
26.
This tree looks like a squirrel with raised hands.
27.
“The frog is stretching.”
28.
“The tree is covered with mushrooms.”
29.
“My hands after washing the dishes for 20 minutes”
30.
“This heirloom tomato from my garden”
31.
“Some mushrooms are so vibrant that they look borderline artificial.”
32.
“This piece of natural driftwood with a skull on the front”
33.
“2 for the price of 1!”
34.
“Smiling insect eggs on my laundry”
35.
“Nature taking over the chair”
36.
“This perfect waterfall”
37.
“That pinecone looks like a bird.”
38.
“I found this lion’s mane fungus on a hike today in central Massachusetts.”
39.
“I can do this with my ear.”
40.
“My friend’s belly hair doesn’t line up with his belly button.”