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The internet is a wonderful place. Sure, it has a few rotten folks trying to spread their toxicity, but a big part of it is also made up of helpful and kind-hearted individuals who are more than willing to share their knowledge and expertise.

This is especially true in communities like 'What Is This?', where amateur and experienced sleuths come together to identify the things that people ask them to, no matter how small or big.

One of the most interesting aspects of this subreddit is the variety of mysteries that are posted. From bizarre objects found in the backyard to even stranger creatures spotted in the wild, it has a little bit of everything.

So continue scrolling to check out some of the most interesting cases that these folks have solved. I promise, you will definitely learn a thing or two.

#1

A Seagull Dropped This Beside Me After I Gave It Some Bread

A Seagull Dropped This Beside Me After I Gave It Some Bread

Answer: Some bird species (mostly crows) have been know to give gifts. You just got gifted an abalone shell from a seagull! How cool!

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#2

Thrifted This T-Shirt And I Need Help Identifying What It Says Or Any Information About It

Thrifted This T-Shirt And I Need Help Identifying What It Says Or Any Information About It

Answer: This is my old band’s t-shirt. My sister just sent me this link. We only made maybe(?) 2 orange shirts. Curious what thrift shop you found this in. We were based in Philly. Band broke up in 2010. I can confirm that it says Pariah which was the name of our band.

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Additionally, 85% of Americans say they go online on a daily basis. That figure includes the 31% who say they're online almost constantly, as well as 48% who say they go online several times a day and 6% who go online about once a day.

(Only about 8% go online several times a week or less often, while 7% of adults say they do not use the internet at all.)

#3

My Girlfriend Took Her Dog For A Walk And Came Across This. What Is It? England, UK

My Girlfriend Took Her Dog For A Walk And Came Across This. What Is It? England, UK

Answer:  Dolphin spine

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#4

Why Is There A Fingerprint On This Penny? It’s Embedded In And Is Worn Down Noticeably In That Area

Why Is There A Fingerprint On This Penny? It’s Embedded In And Is Worn Down Noticeably In That Area

Answer:  Some people have particularly corrosive skin oils. I used to work in a machine shop, and we called those people, "rusters," and you never let them touch your tools. Rusters don't just rust steel, they also corrode brass, copper, bronze, aluminum, zink, etc. If a ruster used your parallels or square and you didn't clean and oil it right away, the rusted fingerprints etched into the steel would show up within a few hours. I'm guessing a ruster touched that penny at some point, after which is was left untouched for an extended period of time

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

- What's your superpower? - Damage things. - So, you're basically a cat?

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Please Identify This Bird My Parents Saw In Their Backyard

Please Identify This Bird My Parents Saw In Their Backyard

Answer:  Its a Golden Pheasant

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Micah<3
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good chance, but there are feral populations in many different countries (including UK, USA and Australia)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Must have escaped.. .and lost its tail feathers in the process. They are gold/black striped and at least as long as the body, if not more.

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Sandy Kavanaugh
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I imagine someone either pulled the feathers out to sell, or he dropped them when he was grabbed as a self defense mechanism.

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SPARKIZE
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i need more of this.. something straight out of Dr. Seuss

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Sofie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If I saw a bird like this in nature I would take it as a sign to make a wish 🌈

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Jeremy Häns Davis
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its bright colors are an indicator that it's not supposed to be eaten.

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Klopec
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awww, I'll bet someone in crying over the loss of this beauty.

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Debbie Burns
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ummm, and he's not number 1 because WHY???? 💞💞🥰🥰🥰 CAN I HAVE HIM???

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Tabi Frost
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kit identified it as lunch .. I say it's too pretty to eat and behave

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Pandorica Who
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just had a flashback to the VW polo Harlekin. Beautiful bird!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What a magnificent little being! I am amazed and delighted this critter exists!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it is apparently molting season, 'cause the tail feathers are missing

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I looked at the photo wrong and thought that hair tuft was the beak 💀

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Luna Crow
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was wondering if the hair tuft was the inspiration for the last POTUS's wig

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Luisa Silva Eva
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had one a long time ago. He was alone and I found a female to keep him company. The next day, the bastard killed her by pecking her head until she bled to death. I had to give him away. Adults have a very long tail, more than twice their body.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had one a long time ago. He was alone and I found a female to keep him company. The next day, the bastard killed her by pecking her head until she bled to death. I couldn't look at him and gave him away. Adults have a very long tail.

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But just because people can, doesn't mean they should simply flood the subreddit with all of the objects they can't identify.

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  • Photograph small items from up close;
  • Photograph large items from a proper distance enough to see them in full;
  • Since the manufacturer's markings help them immensely (even if they look like gibberish to you), remember that you can typically locate them on the bottom, base, or underside of an object;
  • Keep in mind that production tags, inserts, or attachments such as a labels or stamps also help them identify objects.
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#6

Figurine Found Buried Under A Tree In Alberta

Figurine Found Buried Under A Tree In Alberta

Answer:  That definitely looks like indigenous First Nations art. I would take it to a local Historical Society or other agency to be looked at.

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#7

Found This Spicy Guy While Hiking In Nc, Any Idea What Type Of Lizard He Is?

Found This Spicy Guy While Hiking In Nc, Any Idea What Type Of Lizard He Is?

Answer:  Red eft

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#8

What Does This Mean ? I’m A So Confused English Is Not My First Language

What Does This Mean ? I’m A So Confused English Is Not My First Language

Answer: It's a reference to a movie called Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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"If you are looking for a certain item for sale visit r/helpmefind," the rules of 'What Is This?' suggest. "We only identify."

"If there's a medical issue that concerns you to the point of posting about it online, you could try asking in r/AskDocs, r/Health, r/medical, or r/AskVet. But you should be seeking professional help, not amateur speculation."

"Our intent is to identify objects & items, not conditions, diseases, infections, or the like," the moderators of the subreddit explained.

#9

I Know What It Is Not... They Are Pointy A Ribbed And They Have A Key Chain Ring On One End, Any Ideas?

I Know What It Is Not... They Are Pointy A Ribbed And They Have A Key Chain Ring On One End, Any Ideas?

Answer:  It’s for self defense. Put it on your keychain

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also good for knocking out the car window if you need to get out of your car very fast. Like it's slowly sinking into the river you just drove into.

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#10

What Is This Flag? Red, White, Black Triangle Logo

What Is This Flag? Red, White, Black Triangle Logo

Answer: It's from Star Trek, it's the Klingon flag

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#11

Given By Neighbor Who Doesn’t Speak English And I Don’t Speak Chinese

Given By Neighbor Who Doesn’t Speak English And I Don’t Speak Chinese

Answer:  This is called Zizania Latifolia Aka Manchurian wild rice. You can cut it into slices and stir-fry for a minute or so, then cook it with some soy sauce until the flavor goes in a bit. It has a nice unique texture, firmer than zucchini.

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#12

Found By A Tree. Took Boy Home

Found By A Tree. Took Boy Home

Answer:  It's a southern flying squirrel. About 2 weeks old. His eyes are still developing so dont try to open them. If you try to rehabilitate him, he will become very attached to you and requires a lot of attention and is also nocturnal.

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For many, feeling unsure about the things right in front of them is at least a little bit frustrating. This feeling of uncertainty can lead to worry and distress because, more often than not, we humans tend to assume the worst. The not-knowing and living in anxious anticipation is simply hard for us, and we are almost programmed to hate it.

Interestingly, one study has revealed that our stress levels max out when uncertainty is the highest. The volunteers in this experiment were asked to play a game where they had to overturn rocks. If a snake appeared under one of them, they would get a painful electric shock. The results revealed that people would rather definitely get an electric shock now than know there's a possibility to get shocked later. Or in other words, uncertainty is more stressful than predictable negative outcomes.

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#13

Saw These On The River Banks Of Brahmaputra, India. The Way They All Move Together Is So Weird. Any Idea What Creature Is This ?

Saw These On The River Banks Of Brahmaputra, India. The Way They All Move Together Is So Weird. Any Idea What Creature Is This ?

Answer:  It's a group of millipedes walking together. The ones on the bottom are also walking. Those on top walk over them and once they get to the end, they go to the bottom and cycle through it. They do this to cover more distance quicker.

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#14

Found This Lil F*cker In My Garden, He Doesn't Bite,he Even Lets Me Touch And Handle Him.what Could It Be?is It A Non Venomous Kind Of Snake Or Just A Legless Lizard?

Found This Lil F*cker In My Garden, He Doesn't Bite,he Even Lets Me Touch And Handle Him.what Could It Be?is It A Non Venomous Kind Of Snake Or Just A Legless Lizard?

Answer: it's a Slow-Worm. Legless lizard. it's a protected species.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you look really closely, sometimes you can find some tiny little vestigial legs!

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Friend Found In Her Yard - Brisbane Australia

Friend Found In Her Yard - Brisbane Australia

Answer:  That look like a hand grenade. I would advise calling the authorities to make sure.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That appears to be a "Holy sh@##@@@#t" call the explosive experts nowwwwww"!

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#16

I Know It Is A Turkey But I Have Never Seen One This Color. Western Nc

I Know It Is A Turkey But I Have Never Seen One This Color. Western Nc

Answer: It's a genetic disorder .... Partial Albinoism

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We are hardwired by evolution to focus on the unusual things in our surroundings and try to associate them with threats or safety. Something new in our environment may potentially be very good (something else to eat or an object that might prove useful to us in other ways) or very bad (a dangerous thing that we should avoid).

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In either case, people who paid attention to new things did a lot better over time than people who ignored them, and we are the descendants of the people who were curious. So when you think about it, you could say that 'What Is This?' helps us progress.

#17

Given To Us By Asian Neighbor Who Grows Them At Home

Given To Us By Asian Neighbor Who Grows Them At Home

Answer: It is a bottle gourd ... Trust me I am an Asian ... But I have never seen one that long

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I misread that as a battle gourd. I was thinking that it was an apt name. It looks like you can kill someone with that.

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#18

Someone Put This On My Door Handle. I Understand It Is A Rubber Duck But Why Did They Put It On My Door Handle? What Is The Meaning? Any Significance?

Someone Put This On My Door Handle. I Understand It Is A Rubber Duck But Why Did They Put It On My Door Handle? What Is The Meaning? Any Significance?

Answer:  It'ds called "duck duck jeep". Many times they'll have a tag on the duck saying so. I got my first one in a lowes parking lot a few weeks after my mother died and was in a major funk. Made me smile.
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Rubber ducks on jeeps is a thing among owners.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Someone once left a dildo on my car's roof. Don't think I want to know what that meant 😂

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#19

What Are These Squiggly Brain-Like Shapes In The Water?

What Are These Squiggly Brain-Like Shapes In The Water?

Answer:  3D printed "reef tiles."

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#20

Came Home To Find This Device Attached To My Front Door Covering The Key Lock. What Is It And What Should I Do? Is It Safe To Open? Who Would Have Installed It?

Came Home To Find This Device Attached To My Front Door Covering The Key Lock. What Is It And What Should I Do? Is It Safe To Open? Who Would Have Installed It?

Answer: We've removed the device. It's an anti lock device to pull out or detach locks so it was an attempted burglary. Thankfully they weren't able to enter. The police will attend in the morning

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does this device work on all locks? What can one do to prevent it from detaching locks?

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#21

Saw This On A Tree While Hiking Today. Not On Any Other Trees In The Area. What Is This?

Saw This On A Tree While Hiking Today. Not On Any Other Trees In The Area. What Is This?

Answer:  It's a burl! Woodworkers pay lots of cash for these cuz the inside grain structure is cool.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Burrs can be used to make some beautiful items. I recommend going down the Youtube rabbit hole of woodturning videos to see some of the things made with them.

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#22

Found This In My Grandparents Kitchen. What Is This? I Can Only Think It’s An Ancient Male Torture Device

Found This In My Grandparents Kitchen. What Is This? I Can Only Think It’s An Ancient Male Torture Device

Answer:  Egg shell cutter. For soft boiled eggs. A "Topper"

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#23

What Kind Of Lizard Is This? It Refuses To Leave My Hand And I’m Not Sure How To Help It (I Live In Central Florida)

What Kind Of Lizard Is This? It Refuses To Leave My Hand And I’m Not Sure How To Help It (I Live In Central Florida)

Answer:  Caribbean House Gecko. Very common in Florida. They’re nocturnal, so if it’s out during the day then it’s probably stressed. Just put him somewhere dark and warm for now.

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#24

My Dad Shows This Thing To Everyone Who Comes To The House To Try And Find Out What It Is, It’s Gone So Far That He’s Actually Built A Shelf Just For It. Help

My Dad Shows This Thing To Everyone Who Comes To The House To Try And Find Out What It Is, It’s Gone So Far That He’s Actually Built A Shelf Just For It. Help

Answer:  That’s a coconut cutter/shredder. You sit on it and pound coconuts against it

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#25

What Is This Thing That Showed Up In My Yard?

What Is This Thing That Showed Up In My Yard?

Answer:  It's a stinkhorn. The tip smells like rotten meat to attach flies and spread the spores. It's hollow. Don't let your dog need it. My dog ate on. Took him to the vet. Dr. Said my dog was tripping off the mushroom. He was fine after a day of observation.

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#26

This Was Found In A Pillowcase In A Stairwell Of The Hotel My Boyfriend Works At

This Was Found In A Pillowcase In A Stairwell Of The Hotel My Boyfriend Works At

Answer: For making counterfeit credit cards.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So is it possible that it was used to make the key cards for the hotel rooms? Just curious as it was found at a hotel...

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#27

Found In Hotel Room

Found In Hotel Room

Answer:  Morse code. "PLEASED TO MEET YOU HOPE YOU GUESS MY NAME" [repeated 4 times]

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please allow me to introduce myself I'm a man of wealth and taste I've been around for a long, long years Stole million man's soul an faith

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#28

A Strange Creature In South Wales, UK

A Strange Creature In South Wales, UK

Answer:  elephant hawk moth caterpillar

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#29

Help! Was Given A Present And Didn’t Want To Ask What It Was!

Help! Was Given A Present And Didn’t Want To Ask What It Was!

Answer:  It's a bookmark

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#30

This Came Out Of My Apple Juice Bottle This Morning During Break At Work ??

This Came Out Of My Apple Juice Bottle This Morning During Break At Work ??

Answer:  It’s a SCOBY. A Symbiotic Colony Of Bacteria and Yeasts. It’s not harmful but will make your juice taste sour. SCOBYs are used to make Kombucha. They feed off sugar, natural or otherwise. In this case the sugar in the juice. They excrete lactic and acetic acid, which have a sour taste

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#31

My Muslim Neighbors Surprised Me & Brought Me This Food. Has Rice, Some Kind Of Milk, Walnuts On Top, & I Can Taste Lemongrass

My Muslim Neighbors Surprised Me & Brought Me This Food. Has Rice, Some Kind Of Milk, Walnuts On Top, & I Can Taste Lemongrass

Answer:  It's called Kheer. Normally eaten warm, but personally, I prefer it cold.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kheer = Rice Pudding. Garnished with whatever you want to garnish it with. In this case walnuts.

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#32

Cleaning Out My Grandma’s House To Sell And Found This. What The Heck Is It?

Cleaning Out My Grandma’s House To Sell And Found This. What The Heck Is It?

Answer: It's a flour duster. You use it to sprinkle flour across your work surface. You can use it to dust powdered sugar over cookies & what-not, too

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#33

This Is Growing In My Crawlspace.... Sos

This Is Growing In My Crawlspace.... Sos

Answer: Orange bleeding tooth fungus

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#34

What Is This Border Between The Pacific And Philippine Sea? Why Is It Not Just A Straight Line?

What Is This Border Between The Pacific And Philippine Sea? Why Is It Not Just A Straight Line?

Answer: It's an international date line. It looks like this because it makes an exception around the Line Islands. The Line Islands have about 8,000-ish people on them, and this way, they're on the same 'day' as Kiribati, the nation they are part of. Due to time zones, it's the same 'Time' in the Line islands as Hawaii, but in the Line Islands, it's the next day.

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#35

Why Did They Do This To These Trees?

Why Did They Do This To These Trees?

Answer:  Its because they sprayed the trees with an insecticide that was intended to kill aphids, which were dropping a sap onto cars parked underneath the trees. It unintentionally killed thousands of bees so they wrapped a netting over the trees to prevent more from landing in and on the trees.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This must be a linden tree(tilia) or similar, they attract both aphids and bees, and you shouldn’t put them in parking lots because aphids poo your car full of this sticky stuff. Aphids don’t usually seriously damage these types of trees, so spraying them does more harm than good overall. Now, I can’t remember what specific species of trees I’m talking about here, but they are dioecious, meaning they have female and male trees. In the beginning landscapers and designers used both male and female trees. Then, they started to clone and use only male trees, so the trees would not bear (inedible) fruit, like berries that would drop onto cars making them dirty and onto roads making them slippery. Now 100% of the type of trees sold and used are male, almost all those landscaping trees you see in cities are male, which means all trees spread pollen to which many people are allergic to. If they would have used only female trees, we wouldn’t have pollen OR (inedible) fruits.

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#37

What Is This Oddly Terrifying Creature?

What Is This Oddly Terrifying Creature?

Answer:  Sand dollar.
A sand dollar is a kind of echinoderm. This is the same animal phylum as starfish. The moving bits on the bottom are the tube-feet, similar to those of a starfish.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What Is This Oddly Terrifying Creature - let me touch it with my bare hands

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#38

4 Legged Fish - Freshwater Arid West/US

4 Legged Fish - Freshwater Arid West/US

Answer:  It’s a Western Tiger Salamander!

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#39

What Is This Thing On My Airbnb Oven?

What Is This Thing On My Airbnb Oven?

Answer:  It’s for adding water in case you want to steam your food in addition to normal baking

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#40

What Is This? It Flashes Every Time An Ambulance Speeds By. They Are All Over My City

What Is This? It Flashes Every Time An Ambulance Speeds By. They Are All Over My City

Answer:  It picks up a strobe light on emergency vehicles and then will flash to let them know that their light is green and all other directions are red. E: to clarify the strobe is IR and at a specific frequency and flashing the high beams won’t work. If you are caught with an MIRT you are likely to face very serious (felony) consequences.

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Assuming This Is A Fungus Of Some Sort, Spotted On Top Of A Dead Log In Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Assuming This Is A Fungus Of Some Sort, Spotted On Top Of A Dead Log In Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Answer:  Slime mold - stemonitis axifera

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#42

An Animal Found On The Beach In Normandy, France

An Animal Found On The Beach In Normandy, France

Answer: Portuguese Man O' War

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

these are called blue bottles to aussies. edit. they are super painful, need a decent amount of nuerofen, and warm water and ice to calm the sting, they leave massive welts. in the summer in australia they cover the shores

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#43

This Was Given To Me As A Gift

This Was Given To Me As A Gift

Answer:  You twist it a certain way and it makes a hook to hang your handbag from a tabletop

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#44

It Looks Like A Tool To Create Art... Or Maybe It Is Art... I'm Not Sure

It Looks Like A Tool To Create Art... Or Maybe It Is Art... I'm Not Sure

Answer: Indian batik or textile stamp

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#45

I’ve Seen These In Several Old Peoples Houses. What The Heck Are They And What Are They For?

I’ve Seen These In Several Old Peoples Houses. What The Heck Are They And What Are They For?

Answer: It says ‘Jesus’ in the lines between the wood pieces.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sort of like, according to legend, the Jesus fish was a way for christians to identify each other. A lot of evangelicals are really into hidden messages.

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#46

What Is This Weird License Plate, And What Does It Mean? I’ve Never Seen This Before

What Is This Weird License Plate, And What Does It Mean? I’ve Never Seen This Before

Answer: I suspect you have found a Sovereign Citizen in the wild. The references to a trust and to common law suggest something of the sort

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#47

In The Bathroom. When I Push A Button With A Time On It, My Nearby Toilet Makes A Wooshing Sound

In The Bathroom. When I Push A Button With A Time On It, My Nearby Toilet Makes A Wooshing Sound

Answer:  It’s not your toilet, it’s your bathtub. And it’s causing a S**T TON of damage to it every time you tun it on without water in it. It turns on the jets for that amount of time

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You'd think they'd put a sign near it, to prevent said damage or at least mitigate it.

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#48

Found This In My Wallet. I Believe I Was Given The $10 Bill As Change. It Was Glued To The $20 Bill At Both Ends

Found This In My Wallet. I Believe I Was Given The $10 Bill As Change. It Was Glued To The $20 Bill At Both Ends

Answer:  It’s a magic prop for a trick in which one bill is turned into another

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#49

Prehistoric Parasite Attempting To Escape From Its Host As It Is Drowning In Amber

Prehistoric Parasite Attempting To Escape From Its Host As It Is Drowning In Amber

Answer:  It's a fungus Ophiocordyceps, probably an earlier ancestor.

tandavinci Report

#50

Found This Nightmare Growing In A Bottle Of Crystal Hot Sauce. The Bottle Was Sealed On The Shelf With An 03/03/2024 Expiration. Can Anyone Explain Whats Happening Here?

Found This Nightmare Growing In A Bottle Of Crystal Hot Sauce. The Bottle Was Sealed On The Shelf With An 03/03/2024 Expiration. Can Anyone Explain Whats Happening Here?

Answer:  If there is vinegar in that hot sauce it may be a mother of vinegar

lightning_lighting Report

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