UNCOMMON THINGS FOUND IN A BACK YARD
Added on: 9th Aug 2015
FALLOUT SHELTER
The Zwick family from Neenah, Wisconsin, always knew there was a
metal door hidden in the ground in their backyard, but they never
dared to explore it before. Then, one day, the family decided to open
the metal hatch and see what was inside. It turned out there was a
Cold War-era fallout shelter buried in the backyard. A ladder led them
down into a bunker, which contained items from the past including
clothing, medical supplies, tools, flashlights, batteries – and other items
needed for a temporary stay in the shelter.
GOLD NUGGET
A Californian man armed with a metal detector and a shovel discovered
an 8.2-pound lump of gold in his backyard in 2011. Thanks to its
extraordinary size, the nugget was sold at auction for an incredible $460,000.
The lucky finder of the nugget remained anonymous to prevent a literal
gold rush onto his property. Geologists said the likelihood that there is
more gold on that land is 100 percent so the Californian may spend the
rest of his life digging up his backyard.
FOXES JUMPING ON A TRAMPOLINE
Yes, alligators bathing in a swimming pool are obviously not the only
animals that can enjoy human amusements. An anonymous man
recently woke up to find evidence of some strange visitors in his backyard:
a couple of adorable foxes that dug their way in overnight. The nocturnal
trespassers took advantage of the slumbering homeowners to
have some fun on the trampoline.
MARIJUANA WORTH 175,000 USD
Mack Reed from Los Angeles attempted to install solar panels in his
backyard when he found $175,000 worth of marijuana hidden underneath
a hot tub. Reed briefly considered all the money he could make from
this unexpected find, but he thought that the person who hid the drugs
would probably want it back. Instead, he reported his discovery to the
police and secured the place with a sign saying “We found it and have
called the police. They confiscated it and are now watching the place. Sorry.”
GIANT EARTHWORM
Chinese worker Li Zhiwei was putting some clothes to dry out in his
backyard when he saw what he thought was a snake. However, when
he took a closer look at the animal, he realized it was not a snake
but a giant, almost 20 inches (half a metre) long earthworm. Biologists
wondered why it was able to grow so long in a built-up area because
an earthworm’s size is usually closely related to its environment.
MAMMOTH BONE
In 2010, a family from Iowa were picking fruit in their wooded backyard
when they saw a white object sticking out of the ground. After
digging it out, they found out it was a femur. Scientists from a
local university later identified it as a 12,000 years old woolly mammoth bone.
When palaeontologists came to the site, they soon discovered more
bones with only the mammoth skull missing.
GRENADES AND TNT EXPLOSIVES
In May 2013, a 39-year old man from the Czech Republic wanted to dig
out some tree stumps in his backyard when he noticed there was
something under them. Disturbed by the unexpected finding, he called
the police. After excavating the mysterious objects, they found out that
the manĀ“s backyard contained tens of hand grenades and several TNT
explosives from the Second World War.
FERRARI
When digging for fun in a backyard in 1978, two kids from Los Angeles
found a Dino 246 GTS Ferrari. After excavating the car and a little
investigation, it turned out that the car had been stolen and buried
several years earlier by thieves. Oddly enough, none of the residents
who had lived in the neighbourhood in the time of the burial noticed
anything. Vanishing of the car is believed to have been a part of an
insurance scam. The thieves were to allegedly destroy the car but they
loved it so much, they decided to bury it and intended to retrieve it later.
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