Fact is stranger than fiction. The real world is stranger than movies. And life is full of mystery. I believe it, but it sounds a bit cheesy when you say it out loud, doesn’t it? Well, fortunately for all of you mystery-loving, secret-adoring, hidden detail-worshipping Pandas out there, the phrase turns out to be very true. And we can’t wait to share this with you.
Sitting in a nook on Reddit, there’s a very special community called r/IRLEasterEggs. Created back in 2015 and now housing over 433k members, it’s dedicated to documenting, sharing, and celebrating all of the tiny (and not so tiny) Easter eggs hidden in real life that people happen to stumble upon. As it turns out, it’s not just movies, TV shows, and video games that have delightful secrets stashed away for only the most perceptive and the incredibly lucky to find. Human beings and real life are much more interesting than some of us give them credit for.
Check out some of the most brilliant IRL Easter eggs that people have lovingly crafted below, give the tastiest finds an upvote, and be sure to let us know which ones were your faves and why. Found any Easter eggs in real-life yourselves? We’d love to hear all about them, dear Pandas.
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When You Being Rickrolled Silently
Thats Sooo Coool!
Ha. Beetle
“You know in games or movies when you find an odd little secret that someone in production left unnoticed for the few in the audience that would look for it or happen to stumble upon it? This is the place to share those things you find in real life,” the r/IRLEasterEggs community explains its goal and what their online community is all about.
From the first moments that you visit the subreddit, it’s very obvious that the r/IRLEasterEggs community and its moderators have a wickedly awesome sense of humor and like to have fun. But I guess that comes with the territory—finding small secrets sprinkled all around the world makes you see the fun in life, no matter how hard the silver lining might be to find on some days.
The New Subway Cars In Stockholm Have Some Interesting Ventilation Covers
On The Back Of An Innocent Bottle
Canadian Passport When Held Under UV Light
The moderators are very clear and concise with the rules other members have to follow. They add tiny quirky comments to the rules, making it all really self-explanatory stuff, to be honest. From “don’t seek out conflict” (i.e. don’t be a jerk) to “I feel like I just saw this…” (i.e. try not to repost too often).
The fact that this subreddit exists also shows how many artists, craftsmen, and just your average Joe creatives adding magic to the hidden corners of the world there really are. Who needs Hogwarts when we’ve all got the potential to be wizards anyway?
This Definitely Caught Me Off Guard
Damn, Okay T-Shirt
Every Autumn In The Oregon Coast Range As The Leaves Change, This Image Emerges From A Pine Forest
I have a photo of this somewhere. A friend drives highway 18 daily. She said it really helped to see it this year. Yellow Larch trees, I think
Catlady6000 could you tell me where on Hwy 18 it is? I’d love to go see this!
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Maybe Bob Ross is smiling down at us all & made us this 'Little Happy Tree'! 😁🌳
There is one similar to this in Leitrim Ireland but instead of a smiley face there is a Celtic knot design. celiic-kno...e32a9c.jpg 
IVE SEEN THIS i was on the way to tillamook and my sister pointed it out
Is that because of the species of trees planted there or is it because someone has poisoned them or something?
The green ones are all spruce (Edit: no, pine. reading is helpful...) - you need trees that shed their leaves/needles and change colour. So I'd wager it's larch, which turns a beautiful shade of gold-orange in autumn (and then goes bald)
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For a second I thought they were trying to claim it was a natural occurrence! 🤣
I hope whoever did this lived long enough for the trees to grow into this magnificent display.
Apparently it was planted in 2011. Grow up pretty fast.
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When I visited Ireland I saw a trinity knot in trees like this
Larch lose their needles every autumn and grow new ones, like leaf-trees do. So you just need to plant a certain area with only these inside a bigger area with spruce or fir and wait.
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This is near Spirit Mountain Casino on HWY 18, you can only see it in the fall and its best view is after you pass the Casino and are headed towards McMinnville.
Nazis did this once with a swastika, i forget why. I like this one a whole hell of a lot better.
This is certainly an improvement over the swastika that appears in a European forest every autumn....
Not to be a party poopers, but please tell me those trees aren't dead. That would just ruin it.
What??!! Na-ah!! That's not true is it? Quick someone google that shite and let me know..
Only in hippie Oregon....Watch out they might riot and destroy this too because one of the workers who planted them might have a different view than them and don't think like they do!
Right across from where the floating truck is in the tree. Just before you get to Grande Ronde.
Two different types of trees one evergreen and the face is deciduous. The face is hidden most of the year since both are green but when the deciduous turn in the fall it makes this super awesome face. If I remember correctly the people that planted the trees kept it a secret until it appeared the first year. How fun!!
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Obviously it's made from a different species of tree.
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40 years. It's on private lumber property, this was planted when the last batch of Doug Fir was harvested 10 years ago. I'm sure they'll probably do something similar when they do harvest this batch.
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Read The Whole Thing Not Just The Red Circle
My Friend Who Passed Away Was Always Seen With His Beloved English Bulldog, I Noticed This When I Walked To The Backside Of His Tombstone
Not usually one to state the obvious, but that is really brilliant and thoughtful
At Precisely 11:11 A.m. Each Veterans Day (Nov. 11), The Sun’s Rays Pass Through The Ellipses Of The Five Armed Services Pillars To Form A Perfect Solar Spotlight Over A Mosaic Of The Great Seal Of The United States
Found In The Bottom Of My Bag Of Coffee
This Bridge In Germany Was Painted To Look Like Legos
Box Gives Funny List Of Extra Uses
I love this company - Who Gives A Crap. They make recycled toilet paper and tissues and 50% of their profits go to building toilets and proper sanitation for communities that don't have them. Plus the rolls are wrapped in paper, not plastic. The rolls are bigger, last longer and look cute too! I strongly recommend them!
Found This In My Maternity Shorts Today
The Tag On My New Belgium Brewing Shirt Has A Picture Of The Lady Who Sewed It
In Sweden There Are These Statues Of Planets Placed Around The Country. Together They Form The Solar System With Correct Proportions. Globen (The Globe) Is The Sun
Medieval Humor. - Abbey Of Sainte Foy, Conques, France, C.1050
Incredible Sidewalk Art
The Way These Milk Jugs Line Up!
Irl Ant-Man
Walking Past A Local Garden In My Neighborhood, I Noticed They Labeled The Power Line Along With All The Other Plants
Found On My Baguette!
Anthony’s Vital Wheat Gluten
I Have This Qr Code Sitting Behind Me In Zoom Calls. If Someone Scans It, The Light Comes On
The Futurama Boxes Have 30th Century Fox
Paisley Abbey (Scotland) Has An 'Alien' Gargoyle Above It's Archways
easter egg bonus: some original gargoyles are of the stone masons who built the church or cathedral
Under My Beer’s Seemingly Easy To Peel Label
In These Troubling Times...
This Pole I Found
There’s Brass Fish In The Floor At The Seattle Airport. This One, Off By Himself, Has A Suitcase
From Our Local Dairy Farm
Old Sweatshirt
Found While Digging Through Some Old Cat5 Cables At Work
The Irish Passport Has A Tricolour Flag Binding
Patagonia Knows Whats Up
Found This On The Back Of My Shirt Tag
Jerry In The Wall Of A Pet Store
The Footrest In This Jeep Says “Sand Snow Rivers Rocks” In Morse Code
The Saturn V LEGO Set Has 1969 Pieces, Which Coincidentally Is The Year Humans Set Foot On The Moon
Bottom Of Milk Carton
Just wanted a glass of milk, now I'm into fourth hour of pondering
Can’t Let Those Little Buggers Escape
My Dog Ripped Open Her Platypus Toy And Found A Beaver Egg And A Duck Egg
One Of My University Buildings Has A Teeny Door
When The Easter Egg Gives U A Lil Treat
Cgp Books (British School Revision Books) Always Have Jokes Sprinkled In, But Always A Little Joke About The Book On The Back
Cadburys Snuck Their Trademark 'C' In The Middle Of Their Roses' Rose
Thanks For The Advice, Hat. I Shall Go And Give My Butt To My Mama
Addition To All The Bottom Easter Eggs
My Periodic Table Shower Curtain Has The Element Of Surprise On It
The Very Last Example Sentence Of A Huge Japanese Dictionary
Neat
It Said No Flip!
Someone’s Had A Bad Day At Work
Found Pie On The Sidewalk
I Wonder How Many People Actually Read The Text Of The Sticker
The Bottom Of My Mug Has Instructions
The Local Farm Occasionally Puts A Heart Stamp On The Eggs They Sell, And We Got One!
Paper Airplane Instructions Inside An Envelope
My Electric Kettle Has A Hidden Video Game In Its Temperature Screen
Just Discovered Our Test Shipping Labels At Work Have A Little Mario Hidden In Them
These Sharks On Top Of Ripley’s Aquarium
This Building Spells Out Its Address In Morse Code With Its Bricks
This could be handy as resistance headquarters against an alien invasion.
Hot Wheels Porsche 944 Turbo Features A Stethoscope In Honour Of The Designer’s Cancer Doctor, Who Owned The Real Car
I Found This Tiny Snake On My Rental Car
Huh...
They Weren’t Wrong
This Barcode On A Mike's Hard Party Pack
This Bar Had A Mini Version Of Itself On The Wall
I wanted a miniature version of my house as a kid (still kinda do...)
Stephen King’s “Misery” Paperback Cover Can Be Removed To Reveal An Alternate Cover For “Misery’s Return”, The Book That Main Character Paul Sheldon Is Forced Write
This Desert Library I Found At Joshua Tree National Park
Found In A Beanie
yes. I wear a beanie all the time. i got my friend one and she wore it all the time too
Clearly
Amd Chip Smiley
Toy Story Irl
I Thought These Sort Of Things Only Happened Out In The Country, Not In The Middle Of A City
This Dress Tag Is Not Afraid Of Commitment
After Wearing This Pair Of Sunglasses For About A Month, I Noticed This Message
4 In One
Found On The Back Of My Beef Jerky. Idk I Thought It Belonged Here
At least they don't mess around with nonsense like 'sharing size', 'family size' etc.
The Underside Of A Dog Treat Bag
My Surface Cleaner Is Hitting On Me...
This Mew Pixel-Art In Truro, UK
Hair Pin In The Brush!
Found A Tribute To Eddie Van Halen On The Bottom Of My Beer
Noticed This While Making Some Edibles
Inside A Cardboard Camden Hells Beer Box
Mouse Door, Downtown Fullerton
Inside My Old Computer
Went For Some Ice Cream And Found A 20 Year Work Celebration
Popcorn Allergen Warning At Nova Cinemas In Melbourne
My Plastic Wrap Just Told Me To Add It To My Grocery List!
Ventilation Disguised As Rubber Boots - Munich
Canadian Milk Carton For Sure
Record Shop For Mice
A Rather Accurate Prediction From My Pancake Mix This Morning
This Dog Inside A Dog Statue
Found On The Bottom Of An Insomnia Cookies Box Today After I Tossed It In The Trash
I'll eat floor cookies if I want to you can't tell me what to do
Label Buried Deep In My Inside Suit Pocket
This Nut Milk Carton Has A Special Message For Lefties
Oh Thank Goodness!
At Tillamook Air Museum, Home Of The Largest Wooden Hangar Ever Built, Intended To House Us Navy Blimps, Someone Hung Up A 192-Foot High Basketball Hoop
Lightbulb Easter Egg!
This Checklist On The Back Of The Tag Inside A Suit I Rented
Found This Whole Building A Shelf. Don't Worry, I Followed The Instructions
On A Board From A San Francisco Rush Cabinet I Am Rebuilding
Bottom Of An Xbox One S
I have an Xbox One S, when I come home, I am definitely checking for that. (Update, I found it). 👍👍👍👍
Imagine Seeing A Giant Qr Code On Your Flight
Kombucha Label
Thanks For The Advice, Mug!
Found This When Hanging Up My Hoodie
Those Corns Growing On The Barcode Of My Cereal Box
Forgive a non-native speaker for their confusion. In German, 'Korn' simply means grain or cereal. We call corn 'Mais'.
Not Sure If This Belongs, But I Think Someone At Kroger Likes Bee Movie
Beer That Sends A Message
These Guys In The Middle Of The Sidewalk Coming Out Of A Puddle
Drove Past A Water Tower With A Smiley Face The Other Day
In The Owner's Manual Of This Speaker Cabinet
The Bottom Of My Mattress Box Appreciates The Attention
My Garden Hose Nozzle Has A Smiley Face On It .
Inadvertently Found This In The Midst Of The City
This Gave Me A Laugh! Front Of The Instructions For The Bookcase We Just Bought.
My Official Highschool Common-Core Math Packet Has A Calculator With “531 8008” Written, Or “Boobies” Upside-Down
If You Arrange My Daughters Toy Blocks In Numerical Order One Side Spells Out The Name Of The Manufacturer
A Little Engraved Pine Tree On The Interior Side Of A Lock That Fell Off A Cabinet At Work
I Just Noticed This Today, After 7 Years
Found This In A Sprayground Backpack
My Wife And I Opened A Salon. I Hid This On The Side Of The Backbar When We Tiled It
Epstein Receipt
Putting All Intel Processors Together Reveals...
Words Of Wisdom On My Drink Today..
Sparkling ICE is one of my favorite drinks, I was waiting for this to be on here. :)
Found At The Bottom Of A Fruit Drink. "I'd Hit A New Low, Until You Found Me"
Just Finished My First Bottle Of Whistle Pig Boss Hog Vii, And Noticed This Message In A Bottle
"The sea is dangerous and its storms terrible, but these obstacles have never been sufficient reason to remain ashore. Unlike the mediocre, intrepid spirit seek victory over those things that [light] impossible... it is with a iron [...] that they unbank on the most daring of all undertakings... do not meet the shadowy further without fear and conquer the unknown. Ferdinand Magellan"
Champagne Cork Telling Me Not To Tell You About His Existence
Mom Came By And Saw Me At Work Today. I Looked Down And Noticed This. Shows Remaining Tread As The Tire Wears Down
Found In A Restaurant - A Little Hole In The Wall With A Show
I checked the box of chocolate standing next to me. Not quite an easter egg, but on the side it says "There is nothing better than a friend, except a friend with chocolate..."
I think that I am forever going to be looking at the bottom of packages after this
I used to draw CAD construction plans for a retail chain... one store was in downtown NYC and the building had an enclosed truck dock. Rooms are always named/identified on the drawings and no one told me what to call that room, so I named it Docking Bay 94. It went out for permits like that. And years from now when they pull out the old set to make more changes, it'll likely still be called Docking Bay 94! :) For an extra kick, I included in the CAD plan on a layer that doesn't print, a tiny version of the Millennium Falcon! Double easter eggs!
nice! we use CAD for our robotics team and we put smiley faces everwhere haha :)
Load More Replies... In our old online library catalogue, if you searched for 'linux', there was a gif of a dancing penguin. Always loved that :)
That’s Tux, the mascot for the Linux operating system.
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I have a strange habit of pausing any show/movie/documentary when they show a news paper clipping. I like to read them. I forget the movie, but I was reading a (fake) clipping. For the most part, it was talking about the story, but about 2/3 of the way through it said something like, "Do you know how hard it is to write fake newspaper articles? Why are you even reading this? Get a life!" I laughed so fricken hard! I wish I could remember the movie! Now, I'll have to hunt it down.
You're welcome, Layla! What can I say, I am the Google Queen, lol. Your quote was a great starting point, though, so it was a team effort :-)
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Theres a guitar pedal called the Green Russian Big M**f, and on the circuit board it says "Follow the Smoke Towards the Riff-Filled Land", a line from a song by stoner band Sleep
If you ever get to the Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, go to the Naval Aviation display/room/area. There's a 12-15 foot model of the nuclear-powered USS Enterprise aircraft carrier outside of it. If you look INSIDE the ship through the open elevator areas, you can see two, to-scale models of Porsche automobiles among all of the aircraft. UPDATE: Never mind- it isn't displayed anymore. (https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/model-aircraft-carrier-uss-enterprise/nasm_A19830024000)
Now for the next five years of my life, every box I get will be opened backwards and every bags bottom will be checked. Thank you so much.
I checked the mircowave when it was beeping today. Two of the buttons combined said "juicy chicken".
I built my employee number at Walmart into a functional UPC code, making myself a product that could be purchased at the store for $4.20. I don't know if they ever purge those, so I may exist as stock over a decade later lol
When I created scenery for the local ballet school I always included a mouse somewhere on the set. Someone found it one evening and for years the kids were hunting the sneaky little mouse.
I checked the box of chocolate standing next to me. Not quite an easter egg, but on the side it says "There is nothing better than a friend, except a friend with chocolate..."
I think that I am forever going to be looking at the bottom of packages after this
I used to draw CAD construction plans for a retail chain... one store was in downtown NYC and the building had an enclosed truck dock. Rooms are always named/identified on the drawings and no one told me what to call that room, so I named it Docking Bay 94. It went out for permits like that. And years from now when they pull out the old set to make more changes, it'll likely still be called Docking Bay 94! :) For an extra kick, I included in the CAD plan on a layer that doesn't print, a tiny version of the Millennium Falcon! Double easter eggs!
nice! we use CAD for our robotics team and we put smiley faces everwhere haha :)
Load More Replies... In our old online library catalogue, if you searched for 'linux', there was a gif of a dancing penguin. Always loved that :)
That’s Tux, the mascot for the Linux operating system.
Load More Replies... I have a strange habit of pausing any show/movie/documentary when they show a news paper clipping. I like to read them. I forget the movie, but I was reading a (fake) clipping. For the most part, it was talking about the story, but about 2/3 of the way through it said something like, "Do you know how hard it is to write fake newspaper articles? Why are you even reading this? Get a life!" I laughed so fricken hard! I wish I could remember the movie! Now, I'll have to hunt it down.
You're welcome, Layla! What can I say, I am the Google Queen, lol. Your quote was a great starting point, though, so it was a team effort :-)
Load More Replies... Theres a guitar pedal called the Green Russian Big M**f, and on the circuit board it says "Follow the Smoke Towards the Riff-Filled Land", a line from a song by stoner band Sleep
If you ever get to the Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, go to the Naval Aviation display/room/area. There's a 12-15 foot model of the nuclear-powered USS Enterprise aircraft carrier outside of it. If you look INSIDE the ship through the open elevator areas, you can see two, to-scale models of Porsche automobiles among all of the aircraft. UPDATE: Never mind- it isn't displayed anymore. (https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/model-aircraft-carrier-uss-enterprise/nasm_A19830024000)
Now for the next five years of my life, every box I get will be opened backwards and every bags bottom will be checked. Thank you so much.
I checked the mircowave when it was beeping today. Two of the buttons combined said "juicy chicken".
I built my employee number at Walmart into a functional UPC code, making myself a product that could be purchased at the store for $4.20. I don't know if they ever purge those, so I may exist as stock over a decade later lol
When I created scenery for the local ballet school I always included a mouse somewhere on the set. Someone found it one evening and for years the kids were hunting the sneaky little mouse.
