Every home has a few secrets. Most are boring, like the drawer full of Schrödinger's batteries or the mystery key that opens nothing. Then someone pulls up a floorboard or knocks through a wall, and the house reveals what it has been hiding since before they moved in.
People on the Things Found In Walls page shared the strangest things they found lurking in their own houses, and the answers range from time capsules to messages left by previous owners who clearly had a lot on their minds. Some are charming. Others will make you rethink that renovation. Whatever you do, don't open the attic after dark
#41 My House Was Built In 1842 And This Used To Be An Icehouse. The Front Face Of Some Bricks Came Off Recently And Inside Was This Horseshoe
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#42 I Inherited A Property And Found These Sheets Of Metal In An Old Garage Attic
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#43 Hi All! I Joined Because I Found These Items In A Can In My Wall Upstairs When Doing Some Work On Our Ducting!
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#44 My Uncle And His Partner Have Started Renovations On A House They Bought. Yesterday They Uncovered These Beauties Behind A Wall
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#45 My Daughter Found This And Gave It To Me. Wondering If It May Possibly Have A Story? Found In Driveway Stones Most Likely From The Arkansas River
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#46 Found This Metal Thing Sticking Out Of The Ground Of Our Property. It Goes Straight Down Seemingly No End And Will Not Pull Out
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#47 Found This Taped To The Underside Of An Old Home During A Remodel For The New Owners. I’ll Keep Y’all Posted. Has A Done Even Try Sort Of Vibe To Though
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#48 Was Ripping Out An Old Bathroom And Found This In The Wall Space. Anyone Know What It Might Be?
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#50 Found This Cool Brick In One Of The Rivers By Our House. Thought It Was Kinda Cool
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#51 So These Blankets Are Handmade By My Mother 30+ Years Ago. My Aunt Messaged Me And Asked If I Wanted Some Stuff Of My Mom's
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#52 Found This In The Rear Heater Vent Of A Car While Investigating Why The Vent Wouldn't Blow Air
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#53 Found Under A Deck We’re Demolishing. Hand In Photo For Size Reference
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#54 We Bought Our House In October And Have Been Avoiding The Terrifying Under-Deck Abyss Ever Since
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#55 We Recently Renovated Our Bathroom In Our 1918 Home. During The Demo Of The Old Shower/Tub Combo, We Found A Little Door That Leads To The Closet Behind The Bathroom
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#56 Found In Our Yard By Metal Detecting Hobbyists. Anyone Know What It Is? Edit: Here Are Some More Pictures & A Banana To Scale LOL Found In Ohio USA My Home Was Built In 1853
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#57 Found This Buried At The Edge Of My Backyard After Having Some Bushes Removed. I Knew Instantly Who This Was When I Saw The Arms
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#59 I Moved In My House 9 Years Ago And This Has Been Here Since. The Guy Who Lived Here Before Me Was The Original Owner Of The House
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#60 Found Today While Doing Asbestos Abatement, Lodged In Insulation Behind The Drywall
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