14 Everyday Objects That Turned Out Not So Ordinary

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Ever find yourself staring at a strange photo online, completely puzzled about what you’re looking at? From unusual tools to quirky historical relics, the internet is filled with objects that spark curiosity and debate. Here are 14 mystery items that left people everywhere scratching their heads—and the surprising explanations behind them.

“I’ve had this thing for about 7 years, has moved to 3 different places with me, and I still have no clue what it is. I finally want to know.”

Some sort of cylindrical metal clamp purchased at a thrift store for $0.25.

My girlfriend moved in and neither of us know what this is, but I use it constantly.

Is it some sort of a breastfeeding thing?

“I’m expecting my first baby and someone gave me this and just said ’it’s some breastfeeding... thing’. They found it secondhand. I’m so confused because it’s basically a sack with breast holes. Where does the baby go? How do I put it on?”

  • “It’s for a cart (not a car seat) so when your baby is old enough they can sit in the cart without having to touch the germy handles. I have that exact one.” © Ill_Mammoth381 / Reddit

Found in the footwell of a BMW. Tracking device?

My girlfriend got her oil changed and when she came home found this in her glovebox.

  • “Looks like part of a glove box. I think it’s supposed to keep it from slamming open.” © GamerJAR / Reddit

Little leather thing that came with my wife’s shoes

  • “From their FAQ page:
    ‘Duckfeet Box & Leather Handle
    Duckfeet Boot, Shoe, & Sandal boxes are made from recycled cardboard.
    Duckfeet Boot & Shoe boxes use a recycled piece of scrap leather as the box handle.
    The leather handle color in no way reflects the color of the product in the box’.” © carhole / Reddit

Someone on my flight is wearing these. What are they?

  • “There’s also a pressure point in that area of the ankle where the bracelets cover that is used to address nausea and insomnia, so could be an acupuncture thing.” © SweetDahlia1993 / Reddit

I live alone. I keep finding these but I don’t know what they are. Any idea what they could be from?

Found in my grandparents’ kitchen drawer, what is this?

Found in kitchen drawer. About 3 inches long, rubber, with some kind of solid core.

Found hidden in my tissue box at work. Tiny circuit board with a battery and what appears to be a speaker.

“For the last day, I was hearing a strange beep. After a bit of investigation, I found this device. It was hidden in the bottom of my tissue box. It has an on/off switch, and a button that beeps when I press it.
I’m hesitant to assume it’s a listening device because it doesn’t have a storage chip, connection port, or radio antenna. If not, I can’t imagine what it does. I work in a relatively secure area, so something like this is concerning. But if it’s innocuous, I don’t want to alert security.”

  • “It’s called chirper, and it’s one and only use is to annoy people around it.” © Teras80 / Reddit

We keep seeing this on the side of the road in Oregon. It’s at the end of a driveway.

“The lower portion/glass faces the driveway. It’s about 15 ft tall. It is driving my wife nuts every time she drives by to not know what it is.
Looks empty inside. Watch tower? Bird house? Deer feeder?”

  • “I am going with ‘driveway periscope’. So someone exiting the driveway can see over a wall or bushes, or a little hill or something.” © brock_lee / Reddit

Red and black glass thing, wide flat base, hollow inside with a thin flat top.

  • “Definitely, a drop-out art glass vase. Oftentimes, the wide rim would be cut off, allowing it to stand upright.” © rhythm-n-bones / Reddit

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