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Few things take longer than deep cleaning your home. Not only because cleaning is something that feels neverending, but also because you usually find all sorts of stuff along the way, which tugs on your heartstrings or calls for further inspection.
That’s how you end up spending hours playing with things you had forgotten about. But it gets even more interesting—and likely, even more time consuming—when you find things you didn’t even know existed.
After stumbling upon such unexpected finds, many people show them off online, and that’s what today’s list is all about. We have combed through the internet to bring you some of the most unexpected and interesting old house finds that people have showcased. So, if you’re curious about the kind of treasures they have found from way back when, wait not a second longer and scroll down to browse them below.
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#1
I Found These In A Crawlspace In My Basement Mildly Curious
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 8 months ago
I was about to say the same thing. I would take that and build a Halloween costume around it.
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#2
My Septuagenarian Mom Still Has Her ‘97 Softsoap Container To Match Her ‘97 Fish Bathroom
Just keep refilling, just keep refilling, just keep refilling, refilling, refilling.
Beak Hookage 8 months ago
I really like it! Too many people's houses are all beige these days. Why can't things be colourful?
RomanceRadish 8 months ago
For a while they had little plastic fish inside the clear soap/clear dispenser.
#3
How Funny! My House Was Built In 1925 And I Am Tearing The Fireplace Out. In The Walls I Found Something Wrapped In Newspaper
Its a sandwich wrapped in newspaper dated 1924.
PFD 8 months ago
We just removed some old lino from a cottage and found someone had put down a layer of newspaper underneath. All from 1936. Haven't had a proper look yet (and it's in Czech) but there are several articles about the Olympic Games (in N**i Germany), cartoons of Hitler etc.
Monologues 222 7 months ago
I'm Czech. If you need any help with some translation or context I would be glad to help.
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ChickyChicky 8 months ago
Oh this is awesome. You know those people who have McDonald's hamburgers from 1980 and they haven't rotted? Everyone says "oh look it's the preservatives, food today is horrible!" Not necessarily, it could just be the conditions it was in.
Anthony Elmore 8 months ago
Oi don't insult the sandwich. It aged surprisingly well for a century-old sandwich.
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It’s safe to assume that many of these finds were unearthed when cleaning. And while that might not be a fun activity in and of itself, it does get more exciting when you find something dating years, if not decades, back.
Be that as it may, finding something really old or exciting when cleaning is less likely than finding clutter. Few homes can remain clutter-free for a long time, and chances are, you, too, have at least that everything drawer, where small, unnecessary items go to end their days.
#4
First Prize String Beans From September 1945 Found In My 102 Year Old Patient's Basement
#5
We’re Having A Clear Out At My Nan’s House And We Just Found This Perfectly Preserved Early 1950s Bar Of Yardley’s Soap. Smells Great And It’s Not Cracked At All
Whether it’s one drawer or an entire room, the clutter in our homes isn’t doing us much good. In an episode of Speaking of Psychology, Deacon Joseph Ferrari, PhD, professor of psychology and Saint Vincent DePaul Distinguished Professor at DePaul University in Chicago, noted that there’s a negative correlation between life satisfaction and clutter. The more clutter people have, the lower they report life satisfaction and the greater the stress they experience.
#6
Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup. Friend Found It Under An Old House While Doing Pest Treatment
discontinued in the 1930s for becoming known as “Baby K**ler.” It was used for putting kids to sleep and teething infants, apparently contains 65 milligrams of morphine.
Huddo's sister 8 months ago
Reminds me of a book I read as a teen called 'Mama's babies' about a baby farmer ('adopted' babies for money) who used 'mother's little helper' to control the babies/stop them crying but also to k**l the children once they grew old enough to be a nuisance.
Shinebright 7 months ago
That is creepy I remembered reading that book as a teen and couldn’t find it anywhere wow small world.
Load More Replies... Scott Rackley 8 months ago
My grandmother used paregoric on us when we were teething. I'm guessing that's about the same thing.
Bi.Felicia 7 months ago
I have never heard of paregoric before, so I looked it up and apparently it's an antidiarrheal, made of a mixture of opîum powder and alcohol. I bet it worked great to help both baby and grandma get some relief.
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DC 7 months ago
65 mg of Morphine ... will knock any and every adult who isn't used to opioide type medicine out. For the treatment of severe an acute pain of an adult, half the amount will suffice in almost every case. For an infant, ... well ... seems to be known how that's gonna turn out. Stupid misapplication of a precious drüg.
Marlene Ricker 7 months ago
That's pretty horrible. I wonder how many babies died before they realized what was causing it!
#7
I Will Never Throw These Away
We found these in my father’s house when he passed away. We found LOTS of items that fit in this sub, but these were my favorite!
Karl der Große 8 months ago
These were a really good idea. It was hard not to pull off all the caramel with the first bite, but it definitely made it easier to make caramel apples. Good times.
Jenny Gordon 8 months ago
Oh man, I would pay for this right now!! The purchase by date was 4 days before I was born!!
MushroomHead22 7 months ago
why do these no longer exist? people complain we dont get kids to eat fruit, hell give them these.
#8
Helping Friend's Mum Clear Out Her House, Found Her Sexy Vatican Calendar (She's 94)
SaraCapybara 8 months ago
I have the 2025 version of this calendar with the exact same photos. (It was a joke gift from a friend.) I love that it's the same pictures. Apparently these are the only hot priests.
Marlene Ricker 7 months ago
I certainly never knew they did calendars starring priests!!! Although some of them are nice looking!
Talking about why it is quite difficult to declutter your home, Dn. Joseph Ferrari, PhD, noted that it can be emotionally stressful or triggering; though, not necessarily in a negative way.
“When I pick the item up, it might bring me joy or happiness,” the psychologist pointed out. “I may look at it, I say, ‘Oh, I remember that good time we had. I got to keep that.’ Or I pick it up and I say, ‘Oh, yes, that was a really tough time in my life. That was some relationship, and I want to avoid it.’ So it could be a trigger to something in the past. And that’s one of the reasons it’s harder to declutter because it brings back either positive or negative emotions.”
#9
Cleaning Out Mil Old House
Found this old bottle of booze. It’s remy cognac… looks old.
John morrison 8 months ago
If I’m not mistaken, Louis the 13th cognac is quite expensive/valuable… I don’t know whether being somewhat aged might make it even more valuable…?
Ace 8 months ago
Typically once bottled a brandy does not improve over time. This one would probably be worth between five and ten grand if it were in its original box - signs of exposure to damp or light on the label will reduce this.
Load More Replies... Littlemiss 8 months ago
If it was anything like the cherry brandy we had at my childhood home, it's probably turned into paint remover.
Baby Jenks 8 months ago
I hope OP did some research on this! https://flaskfinewines.com/products/louis-xiii-cognac-1?srsltid=AfmBOoruI9NO4dc4GVBRb-alwhufpIvjoWUFOI545uq2A_u6lJ99zXw9
Michelle Zook 7 months ago
The bottle alone is very expensive when empty. It's Baccarat Cristal.
#10
Found Cleaning Out My Grandparents House That They’ve Lived In Since 1965
AlexJ 8 months ago
"Once you go blackberry...." https://youtube.com/shorts/s8s6pPwEzBA?si=ygw-25wW3J5NIuX-
Load More Replies... Tabitha 8 months ago
Oh man! Jell-O 1-2-3 was sooo good! Especially the top part, which was really foamy. I haven’t thought about this stuff in forever, and I ate a lot of it when I was a kid.
Jumping Jellyfishes 8 months ago
I've thought about it over the years. I loved it, too. It was cool watching the layers separate
Load More Replies... tracy black 8 months ago
i had totally forgotten about that jello it was the only jello i ever liked i tried those roasting bags once it melted all over the meat
Beak Hookage 8 months ago
Reminds me of the box of instant mash that stayed in my parents' pantry for my entire childhood. I don't think they got rid of it until they had the kitchen remodelled 30 years later. It was Deb brand, and as a kid I was fascinated by it because it was so old.
#11
I Was At My Grandparents House And I Found This In Their Things. I Love It
It's a radio that looks like those old computers, I'm glad I got to take this with me my grandma had past away so we were looking through some stuff so we could clean some of it out.
The Majestic Opossum 8 months ago
That is so cool!!! What a great find and way to remember your grandma
Another reason why it’s so hard to declutter is people. Yes, people, especially those you share your space and belongings with.
“Most of the time, the decision to keep or get rid of something is not just my own,” Dn. Ferrari said. “Perhaps you have a partner. Perhaps you’re living with someone. Perhaps there’s someone else, others in your life. So you want to throw it away, but the other people say, ‘No, we need to keep it.’ So it may not be your own decision. And getting rid of it would cause a conflict.”
#12
For All Of Your Chocolate Covered Poison Needs
There are still some left in the bottle - they look just like brown M&M minis. Does anyone know why this existed?
OneBlueberry2480: During the turn of the century, small amounts were taken to encourage saliva production, and build a good appetite.
Julie S 8 months ago (edited)
My mum always moans about this when watching antiques programmes, the turn of the century was 1999-2000.
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Brian Droste 8 months ago
Did anybody else expand the picture to read the label. Look where it was produced. Eli Lilly co.
Michael Largey 7 months ago
Eli Lilly was and is a huge pharmaceutical company located in Indianapolis, Indiana. My sister has done some contract work for them. Greedy heartless bastards.
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Karl der Große 8 months ago
My appetite does fine on its own. I need to check my chocolate for strychnine content.
#13
1940’s Unused Roll Of Toilet Paper
NJ P 8 months ago
The one item that never suffered from stagflation. Was probably considered a soft TP then.
Laura Jones 7 months ago
Izal paper in the UK was awful we used to pinch grans and use it as tracing paper
PFD 8 months ago
That's an ad for a different product (ScotTowels, not ScotTissue).
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#14
Nanny Kept Everything
Laura Spring 8 months ago
My mother used to give me this, but she'd mix it in seltzer. I was sick a lot when I was a kid (bullied and the anxiety would make me ill).
While it might not be easy to convince yourself—or your partner, roommate, or family member—to declutter the home and maybe throw some things out, doing that has several benefits. Not only does decluttering minimize stress levels, it also reportedly eliminates as much as 40% of housework in an average home.
#15
This Old Seven-Up Bottlers Flavor I Found At Grandma's House
Carl Roberts 8 months ago
You got that backwards,. Sodastream is an overpriced version of something people did at home for over a century.
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The Original Key To My House Built In 1937. It Still Unlocks All Of The Doors In The House. The Creepy Thing Is, The Bedrooms Only Lock/Unlock From The Outside
Daniel Atkins 8 months ago
Mine did too until i found the skeleton keys then broke the latching mechanism in the door.
Load More Replies... Spidercat 8 months ago
That's not creepy... that's because you lock the door after you leave. NEVER LOCK YOUR BEDROOM DOOR AT NIGHT. Or do and when a house catches fire see how you get on opening it in the dark with smoke all around and a heated metallic key...
Roxy222uk 7 months ago
And always, always leave the key in the door of any exit doors, ready to unlock and run out.
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#17
My Grandfather Worked In A Pringles Factory. Yes There Are Chips In There
Tabitha 8 months ago
I see the can is from 1971. They originally called the “Pringle’s Newfangled Potato Chips” (emphasis on “Newfangled”) back then, because they were so different from other chips, especially the lack of grease, which other chips were really bad for.
Sven Grammersdorf 8 months ago
They're different from chips because they're made from instant potatoes flakes, not whole potatoes
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PeepPeep the duck 8 months ago
Put it next to a 2024 can so we can see the size and width comparison 😂
Daniel Atkins 8 months ago
These posts remind me of the show "Eating History" on the History channel where they ate old food.
Kate Johnson 7 months ago
They're no longer allowed to call them "chips" since they aren't actually slices of potato.
If this list made you curious about what you can find in your own home, consider this a reminder that it’s time to declutter! Who knows, maybe you’ll find something interesting in that drawer of yours.
#18
Still Wrapped 50 Year Old Condoms From Around 1971
Zoe Vokes 8 months ago (edited)
I odd that the word condoms isn’t currently censored in the post title. Plural is okay.
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Spidercat 8 months ago
Nope...right Pandas. According to BP you can't call it a c****m but you can call it a cocksock.
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PunchinelloTX 8 months ago
Censor cond om, but post whole article about some nobody’s Speedo-wrapped batch. Yay! Nonsense rules! Yaaaaaayyyyyy!.
A Bushey 8 months ago
All condoms are. It’s how they test to make sure there are no microscopic holes. They try to pass a current through the c****m. The c****m passes if no current makes it through (no holes for the electricity to complete the circuit). If the electricity does pass through then that c****m is defective and is discarded.
Load More Replies... Jane Hower 7 months ago
Don't use - condoms often failed at preventing pregnancy BUT they made them better so men wouldn't catch aids. Sorry state of affairs.
Uncle Schmickle 7 months ago
Photo on the left shows the word of the contents, but on the right it's been blanked out .
#19
Found At Nan’s House - Glass Vase With Metal Grill Inside
It's for arranging cut flowers (a rose bowl).
Lady Eowyn 8 months ago
I've never seen a frog like that, only the ones that sit inside the bowl/vase to secure the stems. This is a really good idea.
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Fixing Up An Old (100+ Years) House, Found This In The Back Room
Kabuki Kitsune 8 months ago
In that condition, believe it or not, that can is worth around 400 bucks.
Beak Hookage 8 months ago
WOW that aged poorly. I mean at the time it would still have been bad but YIKES.
Uncle Schmickle 7 months ago
This type of advertising is a thing of the past. Historically interesting though.
#21
Found This Cleaning An Old Mans Basement
Uncle Panda 8 months ago
Muriatic acid is a concrete cleaning agent sold in US hardware stores. That gives you two good reasons not to drink it.
Harry Gondalf 7 months ago
Muriatic (hydrochloric) acid -- can be used (carefully) for household cleaning. I used some to clean dried grout from quarry tile flooring. Could be used to remove a clog from the sink drain. The plumber's manual says, "Don't use muriatic acid to unclug drains. It will eat the hell out of pipes."
Marlene Ricker 7 months ago
Other than poisoning people you didn't like, I wonder what it was for?
Laura Jones 7 months ago
they used to have a lot of poison that today would not be allowed must have been a lot of unexplained deaths
#22
Didn't Pick Up Almond Extract From The Grocery Store Because I Was Told We Already Had Some
and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 8 months ago
Or my mom’s garam masala she swears is still fresh
Load More Replies... Tabitha 8 months ago (edited)
Yeah. Besides, extracts like that will last quite a while. Maybe not from 1976 to 2025, but this bottle is probably only a couple years old anyway, so definitely usable.
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Unopened Welches Jelly Jar From 1994. Found This At An Estate Sale This Summer
Tabitha 8 months ago
You mean the drinking glass that just needs to be cleaned out. Although, I bet that jelly was made with real sugar instead of that high fructose corn syrup s**t they use now.
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PeepPeep the duck 8 months ago (edited)
I miss these and the Nutella jars/cups and you could reuse* them. I still have a few at my dads
#24
Cleaning Out My Grandma's Basement And I Found A Bottle Of Arsenic
On another note does anyone know how to safely dispose of arsenic? The bottle is really cool and I want to keep it. I have no use for the actual arsenic in it. I feel like it's not one of those things I can just pour out on the ground with it being poison and all.
David R. 8 months ago
It's labeled "Fowler's Solution" so it should consist of only 1% potassium arsenite, not pure arsenic, though still toxic in large amounts. You could pour it down the sink or toilet (for more dilution) out or sprinkle it (fling it around) so it's not concentrated in one spot outside. Or you could contact a local clinic or pharmacy and ask them about it. 👍
Daniel Atkins 8 months ago
Certainly there are thirteen bodies in the cellar and there are hundreds more in the attic!
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 7 months ago
And did Grandma marry the pool boy three weeks later?
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Major Harris 8 months ago
heard that when used in a gallon of elderberry wine along with a teaspoon of strychnine and a pinch of cyanide will do just the thing! arsenic and old lace with cary grant
#25
Thirsty Anyone?
And no I will not drink it. I was um… A bit obsessed with BSB… I was determined to marry Kevin.
M O'Connell 8 months ago
That's probably a production batch code. If I had to guess based on newer batch codes, it was probably made November 16, 1997, first shift (A), perhaps bottling line (D).
Load More Replies... The Majestic Opossum 8 months ago
I definitely do not want it that way... I was an AJ girl myself...
Bi.Felicia 7 months ago (edited)
(1/2)I liked A.J. and BSB was my first concert, when I was 13. When I was ~19/20 I saw in the local newspaper that A.J. was going to be playing golf in a celebrity pro am golf tournament. By the time I learned about it, the tournament was well underway but I called my best friend and she picked me up and we got there as quickly as we could. I was freaking out because of all the traffic and I was going to miss my only chance to possibly meet A.J. McLean, as he played golf in the next town over. We made it as he just finished the 18th hole and he was adding up his score in the golf cart, with his security/body guards telling my friend and I to stay back. We obviously knew not to bother him or try running up and attacking him or something but I was literally freaking out him being literally feet away from me and getting to see him. My bestie wasn't a huge fan or thought he was 🔥 sèxy, she was my support, mostly. I met him, got a hug and told him that I couldn't believe this was real...
Bi.Felicia 7 months ago (edited)
(2/2) I brought my favorite picture/poster of him, from my bedroom wall and he signed it for me. I was absolutely so mad that we didn't think to bring a camera and we had Nokia phones, which did not have camera capabilities. I was more worried about just making it there in time to have a chance to even see him up close. So even though I didn't get to take a picture with A.J. I'll always have my memories and the amazing experience, plus the autographed picture.(Somewhere) Thanks for reading about a great highlight of my life.
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Found Under The Floor Boards In A 1800's House
Tabitha 8 months ago (edited)
Actually, it’s for taking the end off soft-boiled eggs that are sitting in egg cups so you can eat them. Some people eat them plain with a spoon, others dip their toast in them.
Christina B 7 months ago
Dipping with toast strips (eggs and soldiers) is the only way to go!!!
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#27
Remodeling My 1918 Home And Found This Battery In The Wall
M O'Connell 8 months ago
Very cool! You can buy reproductions of these and put modern cells in them for all your vintage radio needs.
#28
Canned Peaches From The Carter Administration. Found In Mom's Cellar. Peaches Canned In 1976
Damned_Cat 8 months ago
My grandma had an old shed that was loaded with years of food she had canned long ago. Some of it was a kind of pickled cabbage and veggie mix. One of the jars broke and I thought we would have to evacuate the neighborhood from the smell.
#29
80's Gatorade
Helping someone clean out their house today and these were in the basement.
Tim Perry 8 months ago
Used to stock shelves in a grocery store. Cases of those bottles weighed a ton.
Load More Replies... Kabuki Kitsune 8 months ago
Worth about 800 dollars for the pair. If it was the Michael Jordan bottles, then it'd be worth around 20,000 dollars.
#30
My Grandma Still Has An Unopened New Coke Can In Her Fridge From 1985
Uncle Panda 8 months ago
My dad preserved a can of Billy Beer (made by Jimmy Carter's brother) because it's "going to be worth a fortune!" When we cleaned out his house after he died, we found he was right! 50 years later, it was worth about three bucks.
Lady Eowyn 8 months ago
That stuff was toxic! I tasted it once when it came out, then went to every grocery and pharmacy & convenience store in the area to buy up all the bottles of real Coke. I was addicted to it. Literally. Just stopped in 2023.
Khavrinen 8 months ago
Basically, the answer is $$. Here's an indirect explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qi6oIOHbDg
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Dee Rutherford 7 months ago
That’s great. Really, you’re not missing much. 😉
Load More Replies... Beak Hookage 8 months ago
I wonder if it's worth a few bucks now? I mean it's probably a collector's item.
Kabuki Kitsune 8 months ago
Lowest price I've seen on coke collector sites is 300 bucks. Highest price was 1200.
Load More Replies... Marsha Hultberg 7 months ago
'Waste not, want not'. Me granny taught me that. She lived through the Great Depression.
#31
Found When Cleaning Out My Mothers Closet
Charlie the Cat 8 months ago (edited)
I was at Tower Bridge in London on December 31, 1999 at 11:59 pm.
Sara Frazer 7 months ago
Probably the last time the human species will see a new millennium. Also, I don't remember what I was doing as a 5-year-old, but I do remember nagging my mom to look at me until she finally did, and she missed seeing the ball drop live on TV, and she SCREAMED at me she was so mad... 😂
Jenny Gordon 8 months ago
I was at….Cardiff Arms Park watching Manic Street Preachers! They were awesome!
#32
Granny's Freezer Had An 84 Year Old Biscuit With A Note
Verena 8 months ago (edited)
"Biscuit made by Mrs Dara of Litharneten (?) on August 1940 at the Blankenship (?) home.
Catlady6000 8 months ago
Mrs Dana L Chambers. The writing is similar to my Mom's
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Diana Sampson 7 months ago
"Biscuit made by Mrs. Dana L. Chambers on August 1940 at the Blankenship home."
WorkAholic1 7 months ago
"Biscuit made by Mrs. Dara L. Chambers on August 1940 at the Blankenship home."
#33
Found In My Boyfriend’s Pantry
MushroomHead22 7 months ago
yeah but did it look like it was marketed to kids and did it have a picture of todays young pop star? yeah didnt think so /s
Load More Replies... PeepPeep the duck 8 months ago
I sadly remember this competition and my childhood bff kept saying she would win and they would marry forever 😂
Beak Hookage 8 months ago
Ow wow that's the most aggressively 90s thing I've seen in a long time.
Marsha Hultberg 7 months ago
My grandma swore she invented Shake 'n Bake. She did actually have a brown bag of special ingredients for her famous baked/fried chicken. YUMM
#34
Poptarts 1991 With Free Vhs Rental
When I was in highschool in 2010-2014, I found this empty poptarts box behind the lockers. Still one of my favorite things.
PunnyPanda 8 months ago (edited)
I sent a few box tops from Poptarts in and got a 15 min tape of Paula Poundstone back in the mid 90s! Still have it at my mom's house!
#35
Found In The Back Of My Family’s Vacation Beach House… Any Guesses As To Production Date?
Found a few things online from the 70s-80s but can’t find the actual date on the box!
Pam Wilson-Walter 7 months ago
I remember that box at hone growing up in the 60's/70's. I never used it after I moved out of my parents home - it made me ITCH!
Dusty's mom 8 months ago
I don't think detergents were dated back then (1970's). I never saw dates on Tide powder, and Mom used it for almost all cleaning needs.
#36
Found This In My 80 Year Old Mother’s House
Blue Bunny of Happiness 8 months ago
They still sell password books. Helpful when someone passes away and you need to shut down their accounts. No prizes for guessing how I know that…
Tabitha 8 months ago
Kind of defeats the purpose of secret passwords, doesn’t it?
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Huddo's sister 8 months ago
I just write mine in the back of my address book. I use it way more for that than for addresses.
Michael Largey 7 months ago
One day I'm going to make every single password of mine "AllenLudden". Right now, they're all "swordfish" of course.
#37
Other People Inherit Money Or A House; I Inherit The Heinz Ketchup Limited Black Edition
Marsha Brown 7 months ago
Ketchup is great for cleaning/shining copper, e.g. copper-bottom pots. This would probably be really good for that. Spread the ketchup on the surface, let it sit for at least 15 minutes, wipe off. Voilà!
#38
Found Two Bottles Buried In My Cellar
My new house is from 1703, so they can be 1 year old or 321 years old or anything in between. The cellar is directly soil, so I found it while cleaning it out. Contrarily to the bottles in the picture (from the 1990s I think), these two were buried in the soil.
#39
This Soap I Found At My Grandmas House
Beak Hookage 8 months ago
If you use it on yourself you will be possessed by an ancient horror.
ILoveMySon 7 months ago
We had those decorative soaps for winter holiday season. Not for use, though.😅
#40
Chips From '94. Cleaning Out A Hoard, And Found These
Dee Rutherford 7 months ago
I think they mean it’s full of chips, not air.
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#41
Breakfast With Barbie Cereal Expired In 1990
Bidango Smith 8 months ago
With the success of the Barbie movie, you could probably make a killing on eBay with that!
Verena 8 months ago
I am curious about the "more nutritional information" and into which vanity that box would transform and how.
PeepPeep the duck 8 months ago
I found a pic - https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/breakfast-barbie-cereal-1989-vanity-1929212439
Load More Replies... Maples Dad 7 months ago
My sister ate these- wouldn't let me because 'they were only for girls!'
Beak Hookage 8 months ago
And it was made by a dog food company, too! I didn't know Purina also made cereal.
#42
Forgotten Emergency Snacks Found In Our Earthquake Kit From The 90’s
The Chewy bars were absolute mush. Nature Valley bars were still dry (because of course they were). And I wish I could say those were breadsticks and peanut butter but… They were cheese.
Sara Frazer 7 months ago
Ommggg I remember when the chewy bars looked like that, we had them a lot as kids. Daaang this list is making me feel like a 🦕
#43
Cleaning Out My Grandma's Pantry And I Found These Jarred Preserves From 1964
TFFFan328 8 months ago
I believe the first word is Quince. The first letter is a capitalized cursive Q.
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Bi.Felicia 7 months ago
I believe it says quincè pulp and quincè is 15 in Spanish. So 15 fruit pulp preserves?
Anonymous Female 7 months ago
Quince is a type of fruit! It resembles an apple.
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#44
Bought These Off A Walgreens Shelf 3 Days Ago
It took all my strength to get it lodged into me. And now I can’t get it out. Might tie it to the door and slam it shut.
MeowZedong 8 months ago
Many sell-by-dates are based on when the product tastes best, not when it becomes unsafe to eat. Generally speaking though tampons are not part of a healthy diet.
The Majestic Opossum 8 months ago
At the risk of looking like an idiot... How can a tampon expire???
#45
Found Back In 2013
It’s not a recent find but I moved in with my grandfather when my grandmother passed back in 2013. Slowly started working on cleaning things out and found this gem at the back of the pantry.
#46
We Just Bought A House And The Owner Left Behind Some Ancient Feminine Products. I Haven't Thought Of New Freedom (Beltless!!!!) In Decades. They Are Like Twin Mattresses For Action Figures!
Huddo's sister 8 months ago
I remember in health class in high school when the teacher talked about period products she maentioned how these were considered surfboards compared to what we had then.
Featherytoad 8 months ago
Wow, I remember this brand that my mom had in the linen closet, but with the belt. By the time I started they were beltless.
#48
Found These Year 2000 Twinkies In My Parents Closet Today
#49
Found This Unopened Bottle Of Orbitz While Helping Clean My Neighbors Garage
#50
I Was Given 6 Bags Of Food, And Nearly All Of It Expired More Than A Decade Ago
Context: I am poor, 'homeless' (in RV)
A family friend made a big deal all weekend about bringing me six bags of food for me and my wife to go through and dump the rest off at the "blessings pantry".... This is some of it!
The best part: The Ghirardellis mint chips and dumpling mix are so antique they don't even have an expiry date. Exciting, we love old food youtubes!
The sun-dried tomatoes (2009) are congealed into a whole new product, may patent it...
Thought about eating that 2008 dark chocolate because damn! The caviar has no date, not sure if it's even that old, but... no.
The rancid smell coming off that Crisco (2007) was intense. The cheese fantastico bottle was creating a vacuum, may implode one day, may keep for science. And wtf is Molly McButter!!
She even suggested I give all the pouch tunas (2011-2014) to my elderly dog, so basically I'm thinking she's trying to end us all off.
Littlemiss 8 months ago
I love people who give 'charity' that they wouldn't dare touch themselves. Please give stuff you would actually eat yourself, not just old junk from your cupboard
Huddo's sister 8 months ago
I make a point of donating gluten free products because I know it's hard enough for me to get them, someone relying on food banks must find it even worse.
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#51
38 Year Old Brownies
There’s a sad story to these nearly 4 decade old brownies. My great aunt, who lives with dementia, had a son who tragically died at 12 in 1986. Not long before, he baked these brownies for her, and ever since then they have sat in the back of her refrigerator. We found it while going through her fridge. I won’t take off the lid until we decide to throw it out (which surely will be soon) but it seems like they’ve aged without growing mold, which is mildly concerning, but pretty cool.
#52
Vaporub From The 70’s Found In My 97 & 95 Year Old Patients’ House
Huddo's sister 8 months ago
I remember the smell so well from my childhood. My dad often had his head over a bowl of hot water and vics to steam his sinuses. I used to think I just didn't like the smell which was why I felt funny whenever I went near it, now I realise it's because I'm allergic!
#53
Old School Travel Comb? Found Stuck Behind A Drawer In Our Bathroom
Found this stuck behind the drawer in our bathroom. Our house burned down and was rebuilt in the 1950’s. It’s probably 4”x3”ish. The teeth seem pretty wide to be a comb.
Jumping Jellyfishes 8 months ago
It was used to tease hair- to get those "the higher the hair, the closer to heaven" bouffants.
#54
How Old Is This?
Motherofguineapigz 8 months ago
Went to college, was poor. Can confirm these side effects.
Load More Replies... Featherytoad 8 months ago
I'm going to say before the 80s. I know what the bottles looked like in the late 80s, and this wasn't it. They were more streamlined, (for lack of a better word).
Brandi VanSteenwyk 8 months ago (edited)
OH.... High School Memories. And hangovers to match. It's MAD DOG 20/20!!
#55
Any Guesses As To The Year?
From the father-in-law’s house. Made of tin. We’re keeping it, btw.
Oh, and try to say “wax wrapper stack packs” three times fast.
Mike F 8 months ago
I haven't seen cracker tins since I was a little boy. In those days even potato chips came in cans.
Beak Hookage 8 months ago
These days if you want to see potato chips in a can, you gotta play Fallout.
Load More Replies... Brandi VanSteenwyk 8 months ago
In the 80's many dry goods manufacturers produced reproduction tins for their products. We had this one, RITZ cracker, animal cracker et al.
#56
McDonald's Jam From 1990
#57
Now That I'm Old Enough To Be A Grandma, My Sealed Pokemon Jelly Jars
Beak Hookage 8 months ago
Yeah, why don't they make jars like this any more? I got some awesome Looney Tunes glasses that used to have Nutella or something in them when I was a kid.
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A Fork I Found In A House I Inherited... My Dad Was A Thieving Sod
Lousha 8 months ago
Not necessarily stolen. I grew up with tons of military cutlery and plates. Dad worked for the army, and they often changed these items and were throwing away the old, still perfectly good ones. Those who worked there could take what they wanted either for free or for nominal fees. My partner had similar stuff from school, beacuse his aunt worked for one, and they had similar arrangements. I'm sure hospitals do too.
M O'Connell 8 months ago
My great aunt had silverware from United Airlines. Every year she flew first class to Hawaii, and every year she kept the silverware from the first class meal, she felt she paid enough that it was hers.
Load More Replies... Beak Hookage 8 months ago
My dad had an ashtray he swiped from some official place in England. It's a mystery as to why, as he's a lifetime non-smoker. And now I'm wondering where the d**n thing ended up. Probably got thrown out in the end.
#59
As We’re Finding Old Stuff, I’ll Add This. Just Found It At My Parents’ House, Probably From When Me And My Sister Were Younger As Neither Parent Drinks
(I’m guessing 80s or 90s by the label and sludge at the bottom)
The Majestic Opossum 8 months ago
Wait, is Mogen David the same as Mad Dog?
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I’ve Found This Car Key At My Home, I Dont Own Such A Car
So I’ve found this key under our bathtub while cleaning after my dog urinated near it which leaked under the bathtub. I’ve never got any complaint about a missing keys at my house. The bathtub plastic under was never removed before and it was made somewhat 20 years ago.
Bi.Felicia 7 months ago
It is a Mercedes Benz key, like Mike said. If you zoom in on the metal key part, you can see the Mercedes symbol near where it meets with the black plastic housing.
#61
Jars Of Baby Food From 1994. Grandmother Said “It’s Ok. Don’t Throw It Away”. Do We Know Why Grandmothers Are This Way? Mental Illness?
Rebecca O’Donnell 8 months ago
Having parents that lived through the depression was enough of an impact to make children learn not to waste anything.
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Just Keep Refilling, Just Keep Refilling, Just Keep Refilling, Refilling, Refilling
It turns out the only container of salt she has is dated from 1965!!! It worked, and salt doesn't really expire!
ƒιѕн 8 months ago
Sorry, but this salt does expire because its supplemented with iodine. 5 years.
#63
My Dad Poured This In His Mouth Then Asked If I Could Read The Date On It
General Anaesthesia 8 months ago
As long as it was purchased before Valentine's Day 2007, no problem.
#64
These Pickles I Just Found Are In Their 30’s
Taking care of my grandma after a fall and was cleaning her fridge a bit (I don’t dare try to clean the back of the fridge and she wont let me either) these were in fact placed back in the fridge because “they are in vinegar its fine”. And I thought the strawberries from 2013 were bad.
Bi.Felicia 7 months ago
How could strawberries possibly last from 2013? They are already going bad and moldy, within a few days of bringing them home usually. Maybe they were strawberry preserves?
#65
Unopened Egg Nog From 1975? At My Grandma's House
#66
Cleaning Out My Parents House And Found A Jar Of 23 Year Old Mayonnaise
Ace 8 months ago
Is it still trendy to serve 'deconstructed' dishes? This deconstructed mayo can go with your deconstructed burger.
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Slim Fast
Tobias Reaper 8 months ago
you will definitely lose weight if you drink it now as you will poop out half your body weight
Sue User 8 months ago
My mother had helped clean out her MIL place. She just brought over all the food. My brother drank 10 year old v8. He was ill for a few days.
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Grandma’s Freezer
This is so niche. Photo was actually taken in 2022 but still. I had no idea I would ever get the opportunity to share it but by the grace of God I stumbled onto this.
#69
1997 Miracle Whip Found In My Great Uncles House
Cousins came out to make the outside group of family guess how old this mayo was and didn’t believe it until I went inside for myself. If it didn’t have the factory seal I’d think my great aunt had repurposed the jar for applesauce.
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Breadcrumb. 8 months ago
I wish I die with 40 year old food in my panty. Never moving is a flex today.
ShortAttnSpanTheatre 8 months ago
Get out! Of my mother-in-law's house, I mean. This was reassuring, because she had a lot of same or similar items. I enjoyed this, thanks!
Peeka_Mimi 7 months ago
Brb I gotta go clean the pantry and freezer. Being raised by my Nany who survived the Great Depression, I've gotten into bad habits.
Philly Bob 7 months ago
We always seem to find that can of sardines from 1944 in the back of the old cabinets.
Catherine Hutt 7 months ago
I found a TV Guide from 1976 in a cupboard in our last house. Laverne & Shirley are on the cover.
Zelda McLink 7 months ago
There was a competition on the Ylvis show in Norway to send in your really old food, and one of the hosts ate a can of bully beef from WWI.1
Breadcrumb. 8 months ago
I wish I die with 40 year old food in my panty. Never moving is a flex today.
ShortAttnSpanTheatre 8 months ago
Get out! Of my mother-in-law's house, I mean. This was reassuring, because she had a lot of same or similar items. I enjoyed this, thanks!
Peeka_Mimi 7 months ago
Brb I gotta go clean the pantry and freezer. Being raised by my Nany who survived the Great Depression, I've gotten into bad habits.
Philly Bob 7 months ago
We always seem to find that can of sardines from 1944 in the back of the old cabinets.
Catherine Hutt 7 months ago
I found a TV Guide from 1976 in a cupboard in our last house. Laverne & Shirley are on the cover.
Zelda McLink 7 months ago
There was a competition on the Ylvis show in Norway to send in your really old food, and one of the hosts ate a can of bully beef from WWI.1
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