Much like with love, when we stop searching we make the best discoveries. You could spend all day dragging a metal detector across the beach, but often it is the person taking a casual stroll that happens upon an unexpected treasure. At least the people on the list below would probably agree with this philosophy, each one found their own unique 'gems' at the most random times and in some very odd places.
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Scroll down below to check out this neat list of awesome and even historical finds that people happened upon while they were out and about. Don't forget to upvote your favs!
#1 My Dad And His Friend Found The Boot That Reese Witherspoon Threw Off A Cliff During The Filming Of The Movie "Wild"
#2 Two Guys From Boston Set Off On An Expedition To Find The Black Box Of Eastern Flight 980 That Crashed Into The Andes Killing Everyone Onboard 31 Years Ago. They Found It
#6 Found A Travel Brochure From The World Trade Center While Cleaning Out My House
#10 Fisherman Found A Giant Pearl, Weighing 34kg, But Wasn't Aware The $100 Million Pearl Was So Valuable And Kept It As A Luck Charm
#14 A Viking Sword Dating Back Over 1,000 Years Ago Was Discovered By Reindeer Hunters At An Elevation Of 5,400 Feet, Atop A Mountain In Southern Norway
#16 My Friend Works In Recycling. He Found A Filled Diary From 1941
#23 My Mom Found The Ticket From Her First Beatles Concert, From 1964
#25 My 11-Year Old Son Asked For And Received A Metal Detector For Christmas. He Took It Out On My Parent's Property, And This Was One Of The First Things He Found. It Is Not Anyone's In The Family
#26 I Found This Message In A Bottle On Floreana Island In The Galapagos
The message is from 1924. I’m pretty sure this is what it says: Hugh Craggs, Yacht St George RTYC Any finder please enclose message bearing date, name of finder, of ship, destination, and send a postcard to Hugh Craggs 50 Ruskin Ave Manor Park London E. 12 The part on the left says: Buried at the foot of post office bay, post office barrel, Floreana Island, Galapagos, Aug 1st 1924
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