What we see isn’t always what we get. Come to think of it, what we believe isn’t always what’s true, either. The moment you put on your detective hat and start investigating what things are made of, you might be in for a surprise. For interesting finds lie just beneath the surface of other things. Things that might shock and astonish you! Things that will astound and amaze you! [Queue fireworks]
Bored Panda has compiled a list of strange, weird, and unexpected things found inside common and seemingly ordinary objects. Scroll down, upvote the coolest photos, and let us know in the comments whether you’ve seen anything like this with your own eyes!
We’re willing to bet that we’ve got your curiosity and your attention. So when you’re done looking through this post, check out our articles about the unseen side of objects being revealed once they’re cut in half and our list of interesting photos that reveal the unseen side of things. These photos changed how we understand the world; we hope they’ll change yours, too.
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My Dog Destroyed Her Toy Cactus, And There Was Another Sad Cactus Inside
Good Guy Die Manufacturer. Puts Die In Your Die So When Your Die Dies You Have A New Die
My Orange Had A Little Mini Orange Growing Inside Of It
Some of the cool things that blew our collective Panda hive mind included the crab inside the mussel, the sad cactus inside the happy cactus, as well as the teeny-tiny mandarin orange inside of its bigger sibling. Oh, and the rock inside of another rock was simply genius: great sense of humor, O Great Flying Spaghetti Monster.
CT Scan Of 1,000-Year-Old Buddha Sculpture Reveals Mummified Monk Hidden Inside
The researchers did not expect a real person in the statue, the results of the CT scan were a total surprise for them. Based on scrolls in the bottom of the statue they discoverd the name of the buddhist monk; Liuquan who may have practiced "self-mummification" to prepare for life after death. The process of self-mummification is a known tradition in countries like Japan, China and Thailand, and was practiced more than a thousand years ago. The elaborate and arduous process includes eating a special diet and drinking a poisonous tea so the body would be too toxic to be eaten by maggots. The few monks that were able to successfully complete the process were highly revered. At this moment two Chinese villages claim to be the owner of the statue, and claim it was stolen. But there are no strong facts to support this claim. Since then the statue has been in hiding.
Welo Opal Inside Ammonite, I Can Now Die Happy After Seeing This
I Broke A Yard Decoration That Had 2 Frogs And Found A Pig Playing Guitar Inside
When we think of interesting things inside of other things, our minds usually wander to one thing. Don’t deny it, you probably had the same thought, too. That’s right! Matryoshka dolls, also known as Babushka or nesting dolls!
According to the Nesting Dolls website, the very first set of Russian nesting dolls was crafted by woodworker Vasilii Zvyozdochkin and painted by artist Sergei Malyutin in 1890. They named their creation “matryoshka” which means “little matron” but also known as the Rooster Girl because of the traditionally depicted black rooster she holds in her arms.
Matryoshka dolls became widely popular in 1900 after they won a bronze medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, France. Their rise to stardom meant that they started to be exported all over the world. They continue to be popular to this day.
I Found This Golf Ball Inside A Log
The Inside Of My Jeans Contain The Periodic Table Of Elements
My Dog Tore Open His Yoda Plush Toy And The Squeaker Inside Is A Heart
Speaking of Russian nesting dolls, Bored Panda spoke about them with Cassie Burgess of the Golden Cockerel shop that specializes in Russian gifts and souvenirs. We wanted to hear their opinion about why so many people continue to be fascinated by Nesting Dolls.
Here's what she Burgess had to say: "We hear everyday from our visitors that mom, grandma, or a dear friend had a set of Matryoshkas that was a favorite toy from their childhood, so when they walk into our Gallery they feel again the sheer delight of that cherished playtime. Seems today the fascination has changed over the years to include folks with a true love for the handmade nature of the craft and the carvers and artists still creating this type of art."
The Golden Cockerel shop is over two decades old now. "Having grown up during the Cold War, owner Walton Conway traveled to Russia in the early 1990s to create friendships with Russians and break down Russian-American barriers. He opened the business to strengthen ties between the two countries and to share Russian talents and delights with the rest of the world. It has been a fascinating journey over 25 years," Burgess told Bored Panda about the history of the store.
"Bringing New World business standards to an Old World cottage industry continues to provide constant challenges. Getting the turners and artisans to fill orders consistently and reliably can be vexing! Through it all, Matryoshka keeps her handmade charm and continues to delight young and old, as one doll opens to another and other. We like to think of the Russian doll as an onion with many layers that makes one smile instead of cry."
According to Burgess, the most elaborate set of custom Nesting Dolls they've done is the Hong Kong Celebrity Matryoshka made up of 76 pieces! It was so big that the first doll stood at just over 3 feet. "Owner Roman Karkachev traveled to Hong Kong for the presentation of this master work," Burgess said.
This Rock Inside A Rock
This Bocce Ball Is Full Of Little Balls
Bullets Found In An Old Log I Was Splitting. You Can See Their Trail Marks
I Had An Egg Inside My Egg
That's a first. Not sure it's a good thing. Usually, you can have double yoke; but not a second skin.
My Book Has A Chapter From Another Book Printed Inside
My Mom's Boyfriend Cut Down A Dead Tree And Found Another Tree Inside
My Aunt Found An Orange Inside Of Her Orange This Morning, Complete With Peel
I Cut An Apple In Half This Morning And Found The Seeds Had Started Sprouting Inside The Apple
My Dog's Fitness Pig Toy Had A Buff Pig Inside
My New Jeans Have A Hidden Inside Pocket For A Condom
I Cut This Super Glue Out Of Its Plastic Container (US) And Found A Russian Variety
Found A Tiny Crab In One Of My Mussels (Actually Inside The Mussel Itself, Not Just The Shell)
This 2 Pound Bass I Caught Had A Full Crawdad In Its Mouth
The Inside Of My Daughter's Snap Bracelet Is From A Tape Measure
When something that snaps the way you want it already exists, why reinvent it?
This is nothing special. This is how they are made-- using the metal of a pre-inked tape measure. Or, you can DIY at home using an old tape measure.
I always though they seemed like tape measures but never made the connection...
Hmm... Surely these are illegal now? I'm sure I read a news story about kids getting hurt by them.
When something that snaps the way you want it already exists, why re-invent it?
This is very dangerous and is why you shouldn't buy things too cheaply. I watched a tv programme about counterfeit goods and a little girl got cut by one of these. :-(
You are the neighbour that complains for the loud music at parties.
Load More Replies...What? Is this a thing?? I feel the urge to go and destroy mine just so I can see what's inside!
Pawn Inside Of A Queen
The Inside Of My iPad Case Is Made Of Old Toothpaste Boxes
This Pool Has A Pool Inside
Beer Felt Odd When Opening, Discovered A Can Within A Can
I Ripped Up My Old Phone Case To Discover It’s Made Of A Macau Beer Mat
The Face Plate Fell Off My Car Charger To Reveal An Extra USB Port
Piece Of My Knife Broke Off The Handle And It Shows A Family On The Back
Found A Newt In A Mushroom Today
Found A Green Bell Pepper Growing Inside A Red One
Boring Rock Has A Little Surprise Inside
Ceramic Santa Head Broke Off And Found This Inside
Dropped A Frog Lawn Decoration Only To Discover 2 Snowmen Inside
Our Punching Bag Finally Ripped Apart Only To Reveal It's Filled With Old Clothes
Finally ripped apart? Is there some kind of achievement when you rip your punching bag?!
My Dad's Coffee Grinder Was Acting Up. So He Took It Apart. This Is What Was Inside
There Was A Heart Inside This Stuffed Cookie Monster My Dog Was Destroying
this cookie monster is likely from Build-a-Bear. when you build your chosen friend, one of the steps is to put a heart inside them. the hearts are either solid red or checked like this one.
The Tank Inside Of This BIC Lighter Was Just A Smaller BIC Lighter
So, The Wrist Pad On My Mouse Pad At Work Is Filled With Anime Material
This Is The Inside Of A Can Of Shaving Cream
The Inside Of This Broken Concrete Table Is Full Of Styrofoam
This Fly Inside This Roll Of Tape We Received At Work
The Core Of This Rope Is Reused Diaper Rejects
My Pill Is Filled With Little Pills
Classic, The skin dissolve in your body and the pills get delivered at the right location.
Found Out That This "One Time Use" iPhone Charger Has Replacable AAA Bateries Inside
Broke A Ball Playing Bocce. There Are Pool Balls Inside It
My Dog's Toy Had A Recycled Water Bottle Inside It
My dog had one of these and it was one of his favourite toys.
I Broke The Balcony Railing By Leaning Against It And Found A Wasp Nest Inside
So, as you fall to your death from the broken balcony, would you be thinking, " Wow, a wasps' nest!"?
Ever Wondered What’s Inside A 6-Volt Battery?
Buddhas Inside Owl
My Pencil Broke And Revealed Chinese (I Think) Writing Inside
of course there's writing inside! that's how pens work! they are prefilled with all possible words symbols and numbers, and they flow out of the pen onto the paper when you use them! the fact that there are only Chinese letters left in the pen shows that you already used up all the American words in it. probably it broke because you tried to write American with an almost empty pen that had no American words left...
Today I Found A Baby Shark Inside A Calamari
My Pepper Had A Pepper In It
My Grape Had Another, Smaller Grape Inside Of It
This Horse Trailer Had A Dinosaur In It
Security for Jurassic Park has really gone Downhill recently...
The Binding Of My Journal Broke To Reveal Chinese Sheet Music
It's Christian music as it talks about 'sin', 'pain' and crown of thorns. :/ Maybe the music was confiscated / forcefully recycled.
This Pill Broke In My Purse And Revealed A Smaller Pill Inside It
An Onion, Inside Of An Onion
My Son Broke This Chess Piece Decor I Bought From "Ross" 5 Years Ago. This Was Inside
One Of My Dice Cracked And Revealed Another One Hidden Inside It
Human Head Inside Of Frankenstein Halloween Decoration
A Full Cornetto In Another Cornetto
Cracked Cue Ball Reveals Another Ball Hidden Inside
Cut This Log And Found Bullet Inside
Accidentally Broke A Pill And It Had 12 Tiny Tablets Inside
This IKEA Table Is Made Of Cardboard Inside
A Cigarette In A Broken Concrete Filled Tape Dispenser
I Was Filling The Fuel Tank On A Forklift When The Line Got Clogged. I Removed The Nozzle And Found A Frog Stuck In The Valve
My Slowly-Disintegrating Wallet Has Revealed Retail Packaging From A GTX 980 Inside The Stitching
This Screwdriver Handle Has Another Handle Inside Of It
Pretty standard ime, the small one is hard to grip so the bigger one gives you better grip on it. The smaller one is also removable, kinda like a bits set.
Bought This 2 Dollar Power Bank To Check What's Inside. Was Not Disappointed
My Wallet Has Arabic-Looking Writing Hidden In The Leather
Inside A 9 Volt Battery: 6 AAAA Batteries
Ate Through My Cone To Reveal A Cone Inside It
Found a Siamese twin mushroom once. Does that count? P1000535-5...f6be9f.jpg
I don't know how much of this would be considered recycling vs deceiving the buyer. If I buy a leather wallet or phone cover (for instance) I would like to know that it doesn't have paper padding inside. Or that a power bank isn't weighted to make the consumer assume it means it's more powerful.
I don't think any wallet is 100% leather. They'd use interfacing to stiffen it in places, just as your shirt collars and cuffs are stiffened. These people have used cardboard instead because they know the wallet won't be washed in water.
Load More Replies...When I was a child I'd order Shirley Temples in restaurants.They came with wonderful Chinese umbrellas. I discovered the little hub at the tip was made of tightly rolled Chinese newspapers. So exotic and mysterious.
If you look inside my poop you'll find whole kernel corn.
There seems to be a pattern with garden statues... I need to know why.
I had to look it up- game similar to lawn bowls, played on a strip of ground or a pitch. I have seen photos if it been played but never looked up what it was called.
Load More Replies...At least we know that things are being recycled. I thought that meant breaking things down and sticking them together to make other things, turns out I’m right.
Looks like most of the stuff was made in china or some other foreign country. They literally just took whatever they had on hand or extras of and threw it in there. Budget cuts?
Recycling. They're making use of stuff instead of tossing it in a landfill.
Load More Replies...Amazing! (555th upvote as well) I unintentionally destroy things, I wish I could find stuff like this!
One time I was frying eggs, cracked the egg open and it had a double yoke, then cracked the second one and it also had a double yoke.
This is one of the most interesting items that have been on here. Loved it!
I’m at school rn and this was the most entertainment I’ve had here
Oh, that's the theme of the Audrey Hepburn movie Wait Until Dark. Also Romancing the Stone.
Found a Siamese twin mushroom once. Does that count? P1000535-5...f6be9f.jpg
I don't know how much of this would be considered recycling vs deceiving the buyer. If I buy a leather wallet or phone cover (for instance) I would like to know that it doesn't have paper padding inside. Or that a power bank isn't weighted to make the consumer assume it means it's more powerful.
I don't think any wallet is 100% leather. They'd use interfacing to stiffen it in places, just as your shirt collars and cuffs are stiffened. These people have used cardboard instead because they know the wallet won't be washed in water.
Load More Replies...When I was a child I'd order Shirley Temples in restaurants.They came with wonderful Chinese umbrellas. I discovered the little hub at the tip was made of tightly rolled Chinese newspapers. So exotic and mysterious.
If you look inside my poop you'll find whole kernel corn.
There seems to be a pattern with garden statues... I need to know why.
I had to look it up- game similar to lawn bowls, played on a strip of ground or a pitch. I have seen photos if it been played but never looked up what it was called.
Load More Replies...At least we know that things are being recycled. I thought that meant breaking things down and sticking them together to make other things, turns out I’m right.
Looks like most of the stuff was made in china or some other foreign country. They literally just took whatever they had on hand or extras of and threw it in there. Budget cuts?
Recycling. They're making use of stuff instead of tossing it in a landfill.
Load More Replies...Amazing! (555th upvote as well) I unintentionally destroy things, I wish I could find stuff like this!
One time I was frying eggs, cracked the egg open and it had a double yoke, then cracked the second one and it also had a double yoke.
This is one of the most interesting items that have been on here. Loved it!
I’m at school rn and this was the most entertainment I’ve had here
Oh, that's the theme of the Audrey Hepburn movie Wait Until Dark. Also Romancing the Stone.