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10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by xarm(m): 3:00pm On Jan 17, 2017 |
1, A Ferrari In 1978, two kids were digging in the ground in their backyard in Los Angeles and suddenly stumbled upon a Ferrari Dino 246 GTS. When the police excavated the car, they determined it had been stolen. The theft and the burial that followed were probably part of an insurance scam. The Ferrari was handed over to the insurance company and then sold at auction. Unfortunately, resting in the ground didn’t do the car any good. 4 Likes
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Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by xarm(m): 3:02pm On Jan 17, 2017 |
2, A prehistoric armadillo shell Jose Antonio Nievas from Argentina found a giant "dinosaur egg," as he called it, near his farm. What it turned out to be was a shell of a glyptodon — a prehistoric armadillo the size of a Volkswagen Beetle. A hole was found in the shell that was probably made by another glyptodon in a fight. 6 Likes
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Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by xarm(m): 3:04pm On Jan 17, 2017 |
3, Medieval treasure In 2007, Andreas K. from Austria found a whole treasury in his backyard: there were about 200 jewelry items, such as rings, brooches, buckles, and silver platters. The man put it all into a box and carried the fortune into his cellar, forgetting about it for two years. He only remembered about it when he decided to move house. When experts assessed the jewelry, they determined it was about 650 years old. Andreas gave it all to the local museum as a gift. 3 Likes
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Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by modelsms(m): 3:04pm On Jan 17, 2017 |
complete the list biko 2 Likes |
Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by HelenBee(f): 4:58pm On Jan 17, 2017 |
Comman finish the list nah 5 Likes |
Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by plainol(m): 9:19pm On Jan 17, 2017 |
That Ferrari is bad. |
Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by McBeee(m): 9:53pm On Jan 17, 2017 |
where's the rest 1 Like |
Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by DeKen: 3:07am On Jan 18, 2017 |
Interesting finds. I do day-dream of finding some hidden treasures at times. Lol 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by Mrbigman1(m): 5:57am On Jan 18, 2017 |
Me, I found love in my back yard, something I ve been looking for all around d world. |
Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by Authoreety: 6:24am On Jan 18, 2017 |
Keke stop me here! Ds is my land nd its not for sale! Beware of 419 2 Likes |
Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by SolexxBarry(m): 6:54am On Jan 18, 2017 |
Wow nice findings |
Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by Bnladan(m): 6:55am On Jan 18, 2017 |
Kwantinu ![]() |
Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by policy12: 6:56am On Jan 18, 2017 |
Op come here or...u think u will leave us at the middle of the road. |
Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by tens4real(m): 7:52am On Jan 18, 2017 |
Op come and finish the list oo Meanwhile today is my birthday in this buhari hard Era for the first time Show me some love Nairalanders by likes... 8 Likes |
Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by barackodam: 10:23am On Jan 18, 2017 |
That no 3 tho ![]() |
Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by xarm(m): 3:16pm On Jan 18, 2017 |
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Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by TheMascot(m): 10:21pm On Jan 18, 2017 |
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Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by Osezzua(m): 10:55pm On Jan 18, 2017 |
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Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by adebayo201: 6:33am On Jan 19, 2017 |
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Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by hasmuz(m): 8:49am On Jan 19, 2017 |
Thanks OP for these...they r indeed interesting to know about. But that no. 10 how did the oyinbos find the picture of a being that has inhabited the earth 60-250million years ago ![]() |
Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by xarm(m): 3:22pm On Jan 19, 2017 |
5, A perfectly preserved bomb shelter When Chris and Colleen Otcasek bought their house in California, they knew about an anti-radiation bomb shelter in the backyard, built during the Cold War. An engineer who’d lived in the house previously constructed it for himself. Chris and Colleen thought that after more than 50 years there’d be nothing left of the shelter, but they couldn’t have been more wrong: it was in perfect condition, complete with paper towels, sleeping pills, tin cans, coffee, books, and magazines. 1 Like
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Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by xarm(m): 3:23pm On Jan 19, 2017 |
6, A tunnel to the Great Pyramid of Cheops One of the residents of El Haraneya village, near the legendary Giza Plateau in Egypt, was digging in his backyard and stumbled upon a mysterious tunnel. This was probably a hidden passage to the largest and oldest of the three Giza pyramids — the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops). The tunnel was described by Herodotus, the Ancient Greek historian who had visited Egypt.
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Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by xarm(m): 3:25pm On Jan 19, 2017 |
7, Thousand-year-old bones of an Indian Ali Erturk, a 14-year-old boy from Salt Lake City, made a gruesome discovery in 2014. He was digging a hole for a pond in his yard and found human bones in the ground. The boy’s father called the police at once, and a forensic test showed that they were the remains of an American Indian who had lived there about 1,000 years earlier. Archeologists continued excavating in the yard, and they think they’ll find Indian burial grounds which will help them understand more about ancient cultures. We can’t help but wonder what it’s like to realize that your home stands on an old Indian cemetery?
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Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by xarm(m): 3:27pm On Jan 19, 2017 |
8, A bag with $175,000 worth of marijuana In December of 2012, Mack Reed from Los Angeles decided to install solar batteries on the roof of his house. When he opened his cellar, he discovered a bag full of jars, packs, and envelopes with marijuana. Apparently, when Reed was not home, someone trespassed into his backyard and hid the drugs. Later it was determined that the cost estimate of the bag was about $175,000. Reed left a note to the criminals in case they returned, saying, "We’ve found the bag and called the police. They confiscated the drugs and put my house under surveillance. Sorry." 1 Like
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Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by xarm(m): 3:28pm On Jan 19, 2017 |
9, One of the biggest hidden treasures in US history In 2013, a married couple found hidden treasure while walking their dog in their own backyard. They saw a rusty box sticking out from the ground and found gold coins inside. Eight more boxes were dug up, full of coins minted from 1847 to 1894. The nominal value was $27,980. The coins were perfectly preserved, and some of them were apparently never used. The couple sold most of the coins at auction. No one knows how those boxes happened to be in their backyard. The find was nicknamed "Saddle Ridge Hoard," and its total value is about $10 million.
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Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by xarm(m): 3:30pm On Jan 19, 2017 |
10, Dinosaur remains In 1997, John Lambert from Ipswich, England, decided to build a fence around his house. While digging, he hit a large bone with his shovel, but he didn’t pay attention and took it to his barn, forgetting about it for 16 years. In 2013, he finally brought his find to specialists, and it turned out to be a bone of a pliosaurus — a giant sea serpent that inhabited the Earth 60-250 million years ago. 1 Like
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Re: 10 Totally Unexpected Finds People Discovered In Their Backyards (pics) by Nobody: 4:36pm On Jan 19, 2017 |
Nice thread No10 thou.... How do they gt the picture of what's lived 60-250m years ago?? Eh eh eh |
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