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Whether it's your wallet, your phone, or a special gift from a loved one, there's nothing worse than that moment you realize you've lost something important to you. You check and recheck pockets and drawers, hoping and praying that whatever is lost will somehow magically reappear, while deep down you know that it's almost certainly gone forever.

But what if it isn't? What if it turns up days, months, or even years later in the most unexpected of circumstances? The chances are slim, but as you can see from this intriguing list compiled by Bored Panda, that doesn't mean it can't happen, so if you've lost something, don't despair, because it might not be gone forever.

#1

Went To Fiji 14 Years Ago. Became Really Close Friends With Fijian A Taxi Driver. Went Back To Europe And Lost Contact. Went Back To Fiji And Found That Very Same Man Last Week

Went To Fiji 14 Years Ago. Became Really Close Friends With Fijian A Taxi Driver. Went Back To Europe And Lost Contact. Went Back To Fiji And Found That Very Same Man Last Week

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#2

So My Dad, A Fisherman At Lake "Attersee", Austria, Just Fished Up His Old, Lost Wallet In One Of His Fishnets, After He Had Dropped It Into The Lake 20 Years Ago

So My Dad, A Fisherman At Lake "Attersee", Austria, Just Fished Up His Old, Lost Wallet In One Of His Fishnets, After He Had Dropped It Into The Lake 20 Years Ago

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#3

Found This Note On My Car After Work Yesterday. Lost My Hubcap When I Moved Across The Country. Thanks Kind Stranger!

Found This Note On My Car After Work Yesterday. Lost My Hubcap When I Moved Across The Country. Thanks Kind Stranger!

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#4

The Book This Professor Just Bought on Amazon Is the One She Lost 5 Years Ago

The Book This Professor Just Bought on Amazon Is the One She Lost 5 Years Ago

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varwenea
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a book lover and would rejoice having my own book mysteriously returned to me, especially one with my notes scribbled in it.

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#5

A Woman Lost Her Wedding Ring In 1995 Found It 16 Years Later When She Was Picking Carrots

A Woman Lost Her Wedding Ring In 1995 Found It 16 Years Later When She Was Picking Carrots

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At first I thought that the carrot took 16 years to grow...damn I'm a dumbass.

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#6

My Dog Passed Away Two Years Ago. He Hid His Favorite Toy Before He Went And I Couldn't Find It Anywhere. Found It This Morning And It Has Turned Into A Beautiful Memorial. Big Manly Tears Were Shed

My Dog Passed Away Two Years Ago. He Hid His Favorite Toy Before He Went And I Couldn't Find It Anywhere. Found It This Morning And It Has Turned Into A Beautiful Memorial. Big Manly Tears Were Shed

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#7

So My Brother Couldn't Find His Keys This Morning And Was Late For Work... His 2-Year-Old Son Had Borrowed Them

So My Brother Couldn't Find His Keys This Morning And Was Late For Work... His 2-Year-Old Son Had Borrowed Them

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can't get mad at him for that... Hope he wasn't too late.

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#8

We Lost The 6th Book In The Series. After Two Months, We Finally Found It!

We Lost The 6th Book In The Series. After Two Months, We Finally Found It!

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#9

Our Doorknob Was Stolen At A Party We Threw Last Weekend, Today It Shows Back Up With This Note

Our Doorknob Was Stolen At A Party We Threw Last Weekend, Today It Shows Back Up With This Note

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#10

My Buddy Lost His iPhone In Early February And Just Found It, Frozen Into Our Driveway. And It Still Works!

My Buddy Lost His iPhone In Early February And Just Found It, Frozen Into Our Driveway. And It Still Works!

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Daria B
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow! Now THAT would be a story worth using for am advertisement or a promotion of some kind. Did you try to get it touch with Apple?

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#11

My Grandpa Hung His Skates On A Small Tree When He Was Younger. He Forgot He Had Left Them There And Found Them Years Later

My Grandpa Hung His Skates On A Small Tree When He Was Younger. He Forgot He Had Left Them There And Found Them Years Later

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#12

My Father Lost His Reading Glasses About Two Years Ago. Found Them Today

My Father Lost His Reading Glasses About Two Years Ago. Found Them Today

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#13

Opened Up My Piano. Found My Childhood Inside. Just As I Left It

Opened Up My Piano. Found My Childhood Inside. Just As I Left It

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#14

While Ripping The Carpet Out Of Our Miata We Found 18 Years Of Lost Change

While Ripping The Carpet Out Of Our Miata We Found 18 Years Of Lost Change

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#15

Golf Ball Lost Years Ago Found Embedded In Tree Trunk

Golf Ball Lost Years Ago Found Embedded In Tree Trunk

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#16

I Lost This Ring A Couple Of Years Ago... Found It When I Was About To Replace My Monitor

I Lost This Ring A Couple Of Years Ago... Found It When I Was About To Replace My Monitor

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#17

82-Year-Old Man Just Discovered His Lost Wedding Ring In Carrot From His Own Garden

82-Year-Old Man Just Discovered His Lost Wedding Ring In Carrot From His Own Garden

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Vlad Horobet
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same story from the beggining? Or people should plant carrots when they lose rings?

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#18

Found This Old Thing After I Thought I Lost It Years Ago... Still Fits Like A Glove

Found This Old Thing After I Thought I Lost It Years Ago... Still Fits Like A Glove

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My question: How did he get it off again? 'Cause in my opinion, that's the most difficult part :D

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I friking love Pokémon gimme that and I'll turn it into a pillow case

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Miss. Female Anonymous
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if that were Jimin from BTS wearing that and showing that much skin. I swear i would die.

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Lillian Chesak
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He looks like my Algebra teacher at Walnut Hills High School

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

DAAAWWW! How cute. Although now it's more like fingerless, ventilated driving gloves. But still fits!

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Ellie
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol at first I was Looking at his phone lol then scrolled down and was like "oh"

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#19

So I Got My Dad A Metal Detector For Christmas , The First Thing He Finds Is An Old Pipe I Made In High School (20 Years Ago) He Is Super Exited And Has No Absolutely No Idea Of What It Is

So I Got My Dad A Metal Detector For Christmas , The First Thing He Finds Is An Old Pipe I Made In High School (20 Years Ago) He Is Super Exited And Has No Absolutely No Idea Of What It Is

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#20

Been Contacted By A Man Who Found My Wallet At Reading 2003, Took £10 Out To Buy Cider And Held An Annual Drinking Competition In My Honour

Been Contacted By A Man Who Found My Wallet At Reading 2003, Took £10 Out To Buy Cider And Held An Annual Drinking Competition In My Honour

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i heard about this. they do a meet up every year in this dudes honor, and he actually showed up the last time. funny as heck.

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#21

My Friend Lost His Wedding Ring In The Atlantic Ocean And This Woman Found It With Her Metal Detector 4 Hours Later

My Friend Lost His Wedding Ring In The Atlantic Ocean And This Woman Found It With Her Metal Detector 4 Hours Later

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#22

Remember When Zip-Offs Were All The Rage? Here's What Happens When You Find The Bottoms A Decade Later

Remember When Zip-Offs Were All The Rage? Here's What Happens When You Find The Bottoms A Decade Later

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#23

My Old Stegosaurus Coffee Mug. Had Lost It For Years Until My Mom Found It And Surprised Me With Eggnog Served In It On Thanksgiving

My Old Stegosaurus Coffee Mug. Had Lost It For Years Until My Mom Found It And Surprised Me With Eggnog Served In It On Thanksgiving

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#24

A Good Samaritan Found The Wallet I Lost In The Ocean. 24 Years Ago

A Good Samaritan Found The Wallet I Lost In The Ocean. 24 Years Ago

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#25

My Wife Is A Middle School Librarian. I Found My Favorite Tie I Thought I Lost

My Wife Is A Middle School Librarian. I Found My Favorite Tie I Thought I Lost

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#26

6 Years Ago My Ex Lost Her Luggage At The Cottage. It Was Found Floating Down The River This Weekend By My Mother. Bonus Whiskey Inside!

6 Years Ago My Ex Lost Her Luggage At The Cottage. It Was Found Floating Down The River This Weekend By My Mother. Bonus Whiskey Inside!

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I was younger I thought that buying a 15 years whiskey then keeping it another 5 in the shelf makes it 20 years old whiskey. So wrong. It's still 15 years old. Only the wooden barrels give the whiskey it's age, not the time it spends in the bottles.

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#27

After 1 And 1/2 Years I Found My Long Lost Ipod Under The Kitchen Table

After 1 And 1/2 Years I Found My Long Lost Ipod Under The Kitchen Table

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Must have been sneaking IPad time at meal time even when told to put it away.

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#28

Just Found My Lost Wallet From Fourth Grade With Over 300 Dollars In It, I Expected Something More Like 20

Just Found My Lost Wallet From Fourth Grade With Over 300 Dollars In It, I Expected Something More Like 20

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

300 dollars in the fourth grade? You won the lottery back then or you are the son of Bill Gates?

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#29

In 1986 My Friend Bought A Ticket To See Prince Live In Copenhagen, He Lost It And Couldn't Go. 29 Years Later He Finds The Unused Ticket In The Back Off A Book

In 1986 My Friend Bought A Ticket To See Prince Live In Copenhagen, He Lost It And Couldn't Go. 29 Years Later He Finds The Unused Ticket In The Back Off A Book

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh wow, I would be royally upset missing Prince!! I still watch 'Purple Rain'.

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#30

I Finally Found My Long Lost Mitch Hedberg Autograph. For Those Unable To Decipher It, It Says "Fuck You Now I'm Late"

I Finally Found My Long Lost Mitch Hedberg Autograph. For Those Unable To Decipher It, It Says "Fuck You Now I'm Late"

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#31

Woman Got An Extra Carrot With Her Diamond Ring When It Was Found In Her Vegetable Patch 13 Years After She Lost It

Woman Got An Extra Carrot With Her Diamond Ring When It Was Found In Her Vegetable Patch 13 Years After She Lost It

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#32

N64 I Thought Was Lost In A House Fire I Had Years Ago... Found It In Storage At Moms House

N64 I Thought Was Lost In A House Fire I Had Years Ago... Found It In Storage At Moms House

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#33

Left A Toy In My Grandparents Tree As A Kid, The Tree Grew Around It

Left A Toy In My Grandparents Tree As A Kid, The Tree Grew Around It

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#34

Throwing Out An Old Couch I Found A Necklace I Lost 2 Years Ago From Mom

Throwing Out An Old Couch I Found A Necklace I Lost 2 Years Ago From Mom

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#35

My Mom Lost A Very Special Earring Overseas While Visiting Relatives Two Months Ago. We Searched For Days When It Went Missing. Today We Found It

My Mom Lost A Very Special Earring Overseas While Visiting Relatives Two Months Ago. We Searched For Days When It Went Missing. Today We Found It

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She must not have worn the shoe much. It's hard to not feel the scrapping from it.

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#36

My Step Moms Gift To My Dad: His Original Gun That He Used When He Had Fallen In The Line Of Duty. It has Been Stolen, Pawned, Sold To Multiple People, And Lost For Years. Finally Got Back To The Rightful Owner

My Step Moms Gift To My Dad: His Original Gun That He Used When He Had Fallen In The Line Of Duty. It has Been Stolen, Pawned, Sold To Multiple People, And Lost For Years. Finally Got Back To The Rightful Owner

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had many precious things stolen when my home was burgled 3 years ago; stories like this give me a little hope.

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#37

Dad Lost His Wallet In A Lake 20 Years Ago, Someone Found It Today While Fishing

Dad Lost His Wallet In A Lake 20 Years Ago, Someone Found It Today While Fishing

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I bet his dad was a correctional officer at York County Prison. Don't ask me how I know that. Magic.

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#38

Fifteen Years Ago, My Dad Lost His Wedding Ring And Assumed That Someone Took It. Today, He Was Planting Bamboo And Found Something Shiny In The Dirt

Fifteen Years Ago, My Dad Lost His Wedding Ring And Assumed That Someone Took It. Today, He Was Planting Bamboo And Found Something Shiny In The Dirt

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#39

A Few Months Ago, I Lost My Favourite False Lashes While Exceptionally Drunk At A Party. Today I Found Them Pressed Between The Pages Of A Notebook I Keep In My Purse. Blackout Drunk Me Is Such A Sweetie

A Few Months Ago, I Lost My Favourite False Lashes While Exceptionally Drunk At A Party. Today I Found Them Pressed Between The Pages Of A Notebook I Keep In My Purse. Blackout Drunk Me Is Such A Sweetie

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#40

My Mom's Class Ring Was Lost 34 Years Ago In A River In VA. Now It's Been Returned To Her In TN!

My Mom's Class Ring Was Lost 34 Years Ago In A River In VA. Now It's Been Returned To Her In TN!

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#41

Woman's Purse Lost In Lake 25 Years Ago Found By Boy While Fishing

Woman's Purse Lost In Lake 25 Years Ago Found By Boy While Fishing

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Weird how the objects look relatively modern and the pictures decomposed like they're from the 1900's.

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#42

I Lost Small Screw About 2 Years Ago When I Disassembled My Nexus 5 Smartphone. Today Mom Found It While Cleaning The House

I Lost Small Screw About 2 Years Ago When I Disassembled My Nexus 5 Smartphone. Today Mom Found It While Cleaning The House

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#43

I Thought I Had Lost My Wallet By Leaving It On The Roof Of My Car... Two Hours Later I Learned It Could Do A Trick

I Thought I Had Lost My Wallet By Leaving It On The Roof Of My Car... Two Hours Later I Learned It Could Do A Trick

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He knew it was a good idea to carry a magnet in the wallet. In the eventuality he'll forget it on the roof of the car one day.

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#44

Found My Wedding Ring Tonight. In The Garden. 2 Years After I Lost It

Found My Wedding Ring Tonight. In The Garden. 2 Years After I Lost It

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#45

Friend Lost His Wrench, Then Found It After Firing Up The Car

Friend Lost His Wrench, Then Found It After Firing Up The Car

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#46

Found 2 Lost Rings, And A Couple That Was Looking For Them. Enjoyed Happiness Of The Owners And A Cold Beer

Found 2 Lost Rings, And A Couple That Was Looking For Them. Enjoyed Happiness Of The Owners And A Cold Beer

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#47

When You Forget You Left This With Your Parents Years Ago When You Moved Out And Find It When You Visit

When You Forget You Left This With Your Parents Years Ago When You Moved Out And Find It When You Visit

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#48

Found This At My Moms House - Tree (Now Dead) Grew Around A Lost Action Figure

Found This At My Moms House - Tree (Now Dead) Grew Around A Lost Action Figure

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like he's riding the tree into war! Seems like a pretty headless idea to me :P

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#49

When I Lost This Under My Grandparents' Deck 15 Years Ago, I Never Expected To See It Again. Imagine My Surprise When Grandpa Found It Last Week!

When I Lost This Under My Grandparents' Deck 15 Years Ago, I Never Expected To See It Again. Imagine My Surprise When Grandpa Found It Last Week!

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#50

While Visiting My Parents' Place I Found My Turkish Meerschaum Pipe That I Thought I Lost Over 4 Years Ago. Today Was A Good Day

While Visiting My Parents' Place I Found My Turkish Meerschaum Pipe That I Thought I Lost Over 4 Years Ago. Today Was A Good Day

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