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FOLLOW US to see unique and fun mysteries. Maybe you can solve someone else's mystery, or maybe you have your own you'd like help solving!

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Joined November 2023
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FOLLOW US – We’re posting people’s unsolved mysteries every day! See if you can help solve any, or maybe we can help you solve yours!
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Help Anonymous out... "My friend sent me this video - said he saw it at a zoo. Trying to say it's real. I know it's not - wings look fake to me - but I can't figure out what it actually is so I can call him out on it. I can tell it's definitely on display. Anyone know what
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Help Anonymous out... "I wanted to find out more about these little toys. I found them in my dad’s old stuff. I found almost 40 of them in there, all of them different. Each one is only around 2 inches tall. They have a ton of detail and character, but there isn’t anything
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Calling all Mysteries! Have you seen something that you just can’t figure out what it is? You could walk past it on the street or out on a hike. It could be in your house. You saw it in the background of a TV show or movie. Wherever you’ve seen it, you want to find out “What is
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Help Anonymous out... "This is at Disney World at EPCOT on the Living with the Land ride. Every time I go on it and go by the farmhouse this sticks out to me. It looks like something from Harry Potter or the Freemasons or something. Is there some significance to the shape?"
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"Could someone please explain this one to me. I was at a restaurant having dinner and noticed these groups of white stickers scattered around the ceiling. I’ve never seen anything like it before – and could not figure out why they would be up there. Anyone know?” What are these
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We have another Christmas movie mystery… “I’ve noticed this every time I watch Christmas Vacation, and think it’s pretty hilarious… the gift Clark gives his boss looks exactly the same as all the other gifts on the table. Does anyone every wonder though – what is the actual
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@meowssert Thanks @meowssert - fantastic info!
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Help @DSquatfordJr out... "I drive by this place every few months - my daughters always ask me what it is and I tell them it's Santa's candy cane farm, and that the baby candy canes haven't sprouted for the season yet. But seriously - what is it? It's on a back road in New
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We’ve got another Christmas Vacation What is That Thing… “Does anyone know what that wooden helicopter thing is that cousin Eddie breaks when he is drinking eggnog with Clark? Is it a common Christmas decoration… because I’ve never seen anything like it before.” What is that
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"I was watching A Christmas Story and I noticed something in their kitchen that I can't figure out. It looks like a giant pasta maker, but they live in the midwest and aren't Italian. Or it kind of looks like a conveyer belt style toaster like you might see in a hotel, but were
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“Anyone recognize this signature of a cartoonist? I have an original artwork in magic marker and would love to be able to identify the artist (dated 2009).” What is this thing?
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Help Anonymous out... "I saw this as someone’s profile picture and screen grabbed it and have been using it for my fantasy football profile for years. It’s like that cat hanging onto a tree branch, but I like this better because think the guy looks really funny! I’ve been using
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Help Anonymous out... (PART 1 of 2) "Okay so I know the obvious – these are autographed baseballs. I know they have to be pretty old because they came from an old box in a basement that probably hasn’t seen the light of day for 30-40 years, so I’d say these have to be 30-50
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Let’s help @xnnoz1 out. “It's not really something that can be called a mystery. But I do wonder about it. There is a band called “The Used". They have two songs in particular (All That I've Got and The Bird and The Worm) - in those songs’ outro you can hear a circus themed
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“I found this thing in my grandfather’s tool box. The rest of the tools made sense but I can’t figure out what this is for. I thought it could be a weight for fishing (heavy duty fishing because it is pretty big) but why is the point so sharp? Or it could be something you’d
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Help Anonymous out... (PART 2 of 2) "Okay so I know the obvious – these are autographed baseballs. I know they have to be pretty old because they came from an old box in a basement that probably hasn’t seen the light of day for 30-40 years, so I’d say these have to be 30-50
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Help Anonymous out... "I hope someone can help figure this one out. I have a weirder friend from college who always sends a group of us strange online Christmas cards that he clearly makes himself. I just got this one – and I don’t get it. It isn’t even Christmas related- it
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Help @luvmybeerbelly out... "I've been looking off my balcony at the Orlando Marriott World Center at this weird pool looking thing and it's driving me crazy. It's between the large pool/resort area of the hotel, and a golf course. It looks like it could be a pool, but it
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Help @hypotenuse44 out... (Baseball Autograph series) "Can anyone help me out with this one? I’ve had this ball for 25 or so years and I can’t figure out who it is" What is this thing?
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Help Anonymous out... "It looks like someone drew a nose on one of the outlets in my house. It's definitely drawn on in marker. I've noticed it for a long time and always wondered about it. Did the previous owner just do it for fun?" What is this thing?
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How many times have you seen something completely random and wondered what it was – where do you even begin to try to find out? Leverage the power of crowdsourcing to get your answers! It’s simple – DM us with a picture of the “thing”, and provide any details you have that
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"I bought these at an estate sale a few months back for $5. There isn't a logo or any of brand name printed on them anywhere, but they are really heavy and feel high quality so I figure they aren't just generic salt and pepper shakers. I love the print and would like to learn
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Let's help @westcoastcanfan out: "Any ideas? The tip is brass and rotates to almost any angle. The rest appears to be aluminum." What is this thing?
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@Footballguys Thanks @Footballguys - it looks like you nailed this one!
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