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95 Ordinary Things That Became Surprisingly Interesting After Being Used For Years
Time can be hard to get a grip on. We lose track of it, run out of it, and never seem to have enough of it. It can fly by in the blink of an eye, or a few minutes can feel like an eternity. Time’s slippery like that. But while time itself is elusive, its effects are easy to spot once you know where to look. Years of use leave their mark on the things around us, sometimes so gradually that we barely notice—until one day, we do.
Much like the lines that eventually cross our faces after years of smiling, frowning, or squinting, the things around us can develop unmistakable signs of being handled, touched, opened, closed, and used over and over again. People have been sharing photos of these fascinating signs of wear online—and in some cases, the marks, impressions, and grooves are so revealing, you can almost picture the little everyday routines that left them behind.
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#1
The Wear And Scuff-Marks On This Boat Look Like An Island In The Sea
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My Grandmother Has Kept Her Elementary School Lunch Box In Nearly Pristine Condition For Over 70 Years
#4
For A Lot Of People, He Is A Good Boi
#5
The Ridgeway (UK) Is A Pre-Roman Trading Route Still Walked Today
#6
Good Boy Spotted In Prague
#7
Shout Out To Lodge For Replacing My 14 Year Old Dutch Oven Because The Enamel Chipped. No Hassles, Just A Free Replacement In The Mail One Week After Contacting Them!
#8
I Inherited My Grandmas Sewing Supplies And As I Was Putting Them Away Realized I Bought The Exact Same Buttons That She Did Over 35 Years Ago For Me
#9
This Otter Statue At The Tennessee Aquarium Has Received Lots Of Pets!
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Hippopotamuses 1 day ago
The old floor looks so much better than the later vinyl tiled one. At least it's still there.
#11
This Rug Is So Well Worn It's Almost Invisible
#12
28 Years Worth Of Sun Damage On The Left Half Of A Trucker's Face
Breadcrumb. 1 day ago (edited)
Still want to ditch the sunscreen? Or better, go to a tanning bed?
#13
Donkey Statue At The Detroit Institute Of Arts
#14
My Mom Bought The Same Stuffed Animal For My Sister In Case She Lost It; After 16 Years, We Found All Four Of Them
#15
A Silver Dollar That Has Been Kept In Someone's Pocket For 70+ Years
#16
Brickwork By The Sea
#17
This Terrace In A Parisian Café
#18
The Title Of George Orwell’s 1984 Is Redacted Until Worn Off From Reading
Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 1 day ago
George Orwell would be proud that Bored Panda's censor was at it again with the title of his book.
#19
Fake Door At IKEA
#20
Superstition
#21
Replacing The Rubber Tips Of My Crutches
#22
This Dog's Favorite Spot
Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 1 day ago (edited)
Such a bad idea. If you love your animals, treat them as if you do love them and not like this.
#23
Same Brush Head 20 Years Apart. Definitely Owes Us Nothing
#26
Did I say that out loud? 1 day ago
Saw this one a couple of weeks ago and it still makes me shudder thinking idiots were using this knowing the condition it was in. Most likely the "not my job" attitude at its worst.
#27
I Think I Should Have Changed The Cabin Air Filter 100k Miles Ago…
Breadcrumb. 1 day ago
I bought a used car at a big discount, previous owner smoked. I think changing that filter helped as much as the carpet shampooer. Doesn't smell at all now.
#31
This Hook
#32
My Mother’s Clipboard From Doing The Newspapers Crossword Puzzles For 30 Years
#33
I Don't Remember How Old My Keyboard Is
#34
The Floor At My Hairdresser. He’s Always Worked Alone And Uses Only One Of The Chairs
#35
Store Doorbell
#37
My Neighbors Have An Old Chair With Plants Growing Over It
#38
The Door To The “Bad News” Room In One Of The Busiest U.S. Emergency Departments
#39
Queen's Guards Boots After A Year Of Public Duties At Buckingham Palace, St James' Palace, Tower Of London, Windsor Castle & Other Occasions
#41
An Extremely Well Loved Paper Folder I’ve Used From 8th Grade To Graduation
#42
My Cats Old And New Scratch Pad
#43
Found A Bowling Pin Hiding In The Floorboards
#44
The Steps Outside Saltaire Salts Mill (1853), Yorkshire UK
#46
A Tale Of 2 Teddies- My Sister And I Both Got Them At The Same Time, ~18 Years Ago
#47
Was Told To Post This Here. The Local Place I Play Ping Pong At. They Haven’t Changed The Tables In 20 Yrs
#48
Knife At My Work That Is Halfway Gone From Sharpening (Cross-Posted From /R/Mildlyinteresting)
#49
The Key From My 1999 Civic. If I Take A Corner Too Fast It Falls Out And The Car Stays Running
#51
Time To Retire?
#52
Old Phone Wallet Case I Got 10 Months Ago And New One I Got Today
#53
The One And Only Basketball That Lives At The Local Park And Somehow Still Bounces
#55
#57
Old Overwatch Wallet I’ve Been Using For The Last 10 Years
#58
A Bathroom Stall At My Workplace
#59
Staples From Posters After Four Decades
#60
Bumps On My Dad’s Wallet From Where His Debit Card Goes
#65
What Could The Password Be?
#67
My 20+ Year Old Copy Of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone - Kindly Signed By Jk Rowling At The Edinburgh Book Festival In 2000
#69
My Papaw Saw My Steering Wheel Cover Last Year In The Walmart Parking Lot, Went Straight In And Bought Me A New One For Christmas
#71
Got Some New Boots By My Fiancée And Mil This Christmas After 5 Years With The Old Ones
#72
The Sun Damage On This Motel Telephone Avoids The Shadow Of The Phone Itself
#73
The Right Side Of A Restaurant Table Where People Put Their Utensils
#74
Can We Just Get To The Part Where You Dispense Gas?
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#80
Stairs At Glencairn Subway Station In Toronto, Canada
Elladine DesIsles 22 hours ago
This is typical of older Toronto subway stations, largely due to dissolved rock salt in the winter.
#81
My Great Grandmother's Darning Mushroom And A New One
#82
Mouse Still Works, The Owner Couldn't Figure Out Why I Was Snapping This Picture
BookFanatic 22 hours ago
Anyone else just flip their mouse over to check the wear on the bottom?
#87
My Wife’s Baby Blanket That She Still Keeps Under Her Pillow. (TV Remote For Scale)
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#91
Logitech Mx Revolution Mouse I Bought For $100 In 2007 And Have Used Daily Since
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WindySwede 1 day ago
we can't have notifications, but at least we can have scammers trying to scam us (current comment at bottom here)? 🤷♂️
Magnell 1 day ago (edited)
not really a scam though is it... anyone believing that a person is making 300-400/hr by telling people to sign up is just passing through a d****t filter.... really BP...D!mwit?
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My last salary was $8750, ecom only worked 12 hours a week. My longtime neighbor yr estimated $15,000 and works about 20 hours for seven days. I can't believe how blunt he was when I looked up his information, This is what I do..... 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐏𝐚𝐲𝟏.𝐂𝐨𝐦
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