20 Fascinating Yet Counfounding Finds

Daniel Mitchell-Benoit
A manatee shaped mailbox.
reddit | Det_BlutoMindpretzel

When you come across something you've never seen before, it's common to feel either wonder or confusion in response depending on the type of thing it is you're seeing. Sometimes, you get the unique opportunity to feel both.

This list contains images that leave their viewers both intrigued and full of questions, like how could this happen, why is this your first time seeing this, and where do we go from here? I don't really have the answers to those, I'm just here to trigger that emotional journey.

"My Local Pizzeria has a list of addresses that they refuse service to and reasons why."

A sign showing reasons to not serve certain addresses.
reddit | Andrewo25

The rest I get, but what's wrong with ordering a "steak hogie" and a large pizza? Do they not have sandwiches there and this dude just came in demanding one one day like it was a Subway?

"Instructions on this packet of beef jerky, including 'don’t eat in shower'."

A beef jerky package with a warning to not eat in the shower.
reddit | noyoureshmooopy

Obviously, this is because one drop of water will cause it to fully rehydrate until you have a cow in the shower with you, and unless you have some super bougie shower, there won't be enough room for both of you!

"The person who lived in my apartment before me planted pineapples."

Budding pineapple plants.
reddit | Early_Gold_9715

Today I learned that pineapple plants can take up to three years to mature! Whoever lived here before you invested a lot of time in these plants only to not be able to see the literal fruits of their labor. When those pineapples come in, you better honor them.

"A house pseudoscorpion I met in my bathroom."

A strange scorpion-looking insect.
reddit | marquecz

That thing looks way too much like a tick or a bedbug for me to have been as calm as this person if I ever met one in my bathroom. Though, the uploader did say this about the situation, "I used to have a bit of an infestation of booklice in the bathroom and these are their natural predators so now I know who keeps their numbers in check."

"These shoes found at a thrift store with controller shaped soles."

The sole of a shoe with a remote control pattern.
reddit | NijiKoneko

This is cute, actually. I think more shoe companies should get silly with tread patterns. Imagine the fun footprints you could leave in the sand, in the snow, in blood as you walk away from the scene of the crime, the possibilities are endless!

"These seed pods that look like skulls."

A plant with dried seed pods that look like skulls.
reddit | curemeplx

It looks like these were just knocked onto your floor, which, given the look of these, has to be some sort of omen, right? I wouldn't stop to take a picture, I'd scoop 'em up and put them in the nicest of vases as an apology immediately.

"Woman running for Governor in California put 'F all politicians' as her candidate statement."

A photo of the candidate with her platform next to it.
reddit | T-monks

Y'know what? I'd vote for her. I think this is a universally appreciated stance to have regardless of where you are on the political spectrum, and having someone in office who hates politicians would be funny at the very least.

"[My] office chair came with a real whole screwdriver for assembling."

Someone holding a screwdriver.
reddit | official_JesusChrist

A pretty nice looking one too! Someone compared it to the feeling of getting a full-size chocolate bar on Halloween, which is an absolutely perfect descriptor for this discovery.

"Two cartons of cigarettes produced for scientific research."

Two long packs of 'research cigarettes'.
reddit | damestillmen

You mean they don't just walk into a corner store and ask for 40 packs when they need to do research like this? Writing that out, this does make more sense, but it's still the first I've ever heard of it.

"This abomination of a dandelion I found in my parent's backyard."

A very thick, wide, mutated dandelion.
reddit | groovietimes

This is what's known as fasciation, not to be confused with fascination, which is what this list is about. It's a genetic mutation in plants that causes deformities like this, making for one beefy dandelion!

"This stone stack [...]."

A tall pile of stacked rocks.
reddit | Last-Middle-5721

I always imagine people who are super into the art of stone stacking or balancing like this to live the most serene lives. How much patience must one have to pull something like this off?

"A single Vietnamese coin fell out of my box of Pho."

A Vietnamese coin on a box of pho.
reddit | Johnoplata

And somewhere in Vietnam, where maybe this box was packaged, there's a factory worker scratching his head because he swore he had some change in his pocket, but now he can't find it anywhere!

"There’s this fully furnished bus stop just outside my town."

A bus stop with a cabinet, wall art, and other furnishings.
reddit | ShilkaGamer

Who says waiting for the bus shouldn't provide a homey, comforting environment? All this place is missing is a stocked coffee machine and a mini-fridge full of refreshments.

"Manatee mailbox in Panama City Beach, Florida."

A manatee shaped mailbox.
reddit | Det_BlutoMindpretzel

Aw! How delightful. Every day would be a treat if you get to go pick up your mail from such a happy, friendly face. We should make more efforts to infuse our everyday routines with more cuteness.

"My very own NYC train car at 7 PM."

An empty subway car.
reddit | ferdas70

This would almost freak me out. It feels like a 'too good to be true' moment. Is something wrong with this car? Were people evacuated because of a gas leak or something? What will be taken from me in exchange for a peaceful commute?

"This loading dock above street level."

A truck lift up to a loading dock.
reddit | aliaxe_7

There's something oddly cute about imagining a truck getting to take an elevator, but the cuteness is diminished when you realize how gigantic the rig used to pull this off. Now it's a miracle of modern engineering.

"My fruit snack had this strange colorless cylindrical gummy."

A white, cylindrical shaped gummy among fruit slices.
reddit | AmOhKay

It looks like it has the same gummy consistency, but instead is shaped like an earplug. I wonder if fruit gummies would make for decent earplugs. They're pretty dense, they're somewhat malleable, there's a business idea in here somewhere.

"A pair of pet Emus escaped in my old hometown in PA, USA."

Two emus standing in the road.
reddit | GratefulShag

There are people out there with some pretty exotic pets, yes, but emus? Really? What is even the appeal of these things? Are they secretly extremely affectionate, or are their owners just into really big eggs?

"[My] cutlery has exactly 0-4 prongs from left to right."

A lineup of cutlery.
reddit | AlarmedCauliflower90

I've seen a three-pronged fork before and haven't really questioned it, but what on earth is up with that knife in the center? Why does a knife need two separate prongs? What are you stabbing with that that couldn't be accomplished by a fork or regular knife?

"My other half uses 96% snail secretion as part of her daily skincare routine."

A bottle of "Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence."
reddit | Thisisretro

It's weird, the thought of how this must feel makes my skin crawl, but I can also see why this might be good for the skin? I don't know, I'm not a dermatologist, but there must be something to it if it's being mass sold like this.