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
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!
I was given a roll of their toilet paper as a joke present, back in 2019. Each of our friends got one with a different design on the paper wrapping. Mine was so cute, I didn't want to put it in the recycling!
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"Large hat"... an upgrade from my paper bag.
Hmm...a human small enough to actually LIVE in there is like a doll
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Ah I'm a little in between on doing the Batmobile or the large hat
Our kids copy the cats behaviour and are very fond of boxes. Sometimes, if we want to get rid of one, we schedule when to move it out without them noticing...
box fom one petshop in my country comes as foldable doghouse for a small doggo...or my cat...he absolutely loves it IMG_202101...372be1.jpg 
I think I have accomplished all of these things with a cardboard box.
Me and my sister have mad plenary of house and cat mansions with boxes.
There is a couple other companies that do things like this. StichFix Kids gives you stickers and a list of ideas, and there is a beanbag company whose boxes turn into really cool castles!
If you use the stickers, do you remove them before finally getting rid of the box?
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Fyi our cats live now in these boxes... It could ne very much space in the livingroom and entrance... but they just built a hole cat city in our home 🤣
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you mean those children that get you goin at 4:00 AM when you just wanna sleep.
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That’s Amazon. I work in pack and always get a chuckle seeing all the different ones they change done over the years.
That’s Amazon. I worked in pack and always came accross these. It always gave me a chuckle.
I've been refering to my creature i made as "my small human girl child" and it's fellow tiny versions of us as small humans forever. Not sure if I'm happy to see the trend expanding...or miffed that my gimic's uniqueness is expiring...
Be happy, Great Scott, always be happy when there's a choice!
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Cat mansion and house for small humans......can't stop laughing
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
Note: this post originally had 139 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
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.
