Have you ever found something that made you very confused? We all know that feeling. Our curiosity keeps pushing us until we understand it. But now, we don’t need to visit a library or ask a professional for answers anymore. The internet has a lot of people who investigate things online, and they’ve uncovered some incredible hidden facts about curious and unique discoveries.
1. ’’Found this thrown at the bottom of a lake in Stockholm. It was overgrown with algae on the outside. Nothing grows on the inside, so the liquid is not water. No markings.’’
![A storm glass. Closeup of a hand holding a plastic bottle with clear liquid, no markings.](https://wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li/resize/728x/jpg/f24/71b/3591dd55ed94a1925c236235b7.jpg)
Answer: Oh, it’s a storm glass.
2. ’’I found 25 of these things individually wrapped in men’s briefs and socks.’’
![Fire hose caps kept on a marble. A gold circular object with a chain on a marble surface.](https://wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li/resize/728x/jpg/199/36d/59c79d541ea1cf9eef0f8065a9.jpg)
Answer: They are fire hose caps.
3. ’’My mother says this cast iron thing is for pouring oil, but my grandmother says she’s wrong and can’t remember what it’s for. Help?’’
![A black pan on a table that looks like a melting pan used to craft bullets. A black cast iron pan with an off-centre groove, casting a shadow.](https://wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li/resize/728x/png/4b4/9a8/edfb335739b71e7d53eab0b32d.png)
Answer: It looks sort of similar to the type of thing used to melt down lead to cast new bullets.
4. ’’What is this pair of scissors I bought years ago on flee market?’’
![A vintage umbilical clamp shaped like a stork. Closeup of a pair of scissors, gold in color, a bird and its feathers engraved on it.](https://wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li/resize/728x/png/4c4/704/e9acb251c192a9bbccc67edfa3.png)
Answer: It’s a vintage umbilical clamp. That’s why it’s shaped like a stork! Eventually this style did evolve into several types of embroidery scissors that the midwives would use while awaiting labor.
5. ’’What’s this brass or copper like thing in bathroom door handle?’’
![A door handle with a copper coating that kills germs. A green door with a closeup on its handle covered in a brown coating.](https://wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li/resize/728x/png/db5/841/90a86a5b819b6f8a598601598d.png)
Answer: The copper kills bacteria and germs.
6. ’’I found this wooden device. It’s maybe for stretching something or measuring?’’
![Person carrying a hat stretcher. Closeup of a hand holding a large circular wooden object with a screw in middle.](https://wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li/resize/728x/png/71d/281/f659dd5ed18699f6bf07fdd110.png)
Answer: It’s a hat stretcher.
7. ’’I found this in a random box of kitchen supplies. Is this just for carving meat or some other food?’’
![A knife to slice bread. A long knife with a wooden handle kept on a marble surface.](https://wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li/resize/728x/png/0a6/5c8/94e28252b1af5452fdb4405f5b.png)
8. ’’It is made of clay/terra cotta, can fit inside a palm. It came with something I bought but can’t remember what. What is it used for?’’
![An object to keep with brown sugar to keep it from clumping. A brown circular object with a drop drawn on it, kept on a wooden surface.](https://wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li/resize/728x/jpg/acf/f11/7f4158547887634e68f30e3ff9.jpg)
Answer: You put it on with your brown sugar to keep it from clumping or drying out in storage.
9. ’’Metal, plastic, and canvas-looking fabric clips. They are a few inches long, what are they?’’
![A box of clasps used in garter belts. Closeup of a box of old, various colored plastic clasps being held in a palm.](https://wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li/resize/728x/png/02b/7a0/0301ae5da7830e9495730ec29b.png)
Answer: They look a bit like the things attached to a garter belt to hold up stockings.
10. ’’My kids got these for Halloween. They are thin plastic, what are they?’’
![Plastic stencils for kids. A pink and a green plastic figure with holes in them kept on a leather surface.](https://wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li/resize/728x/png/849/cfd/4751095dacb19a8609324a286d.png)
Answer 1: They are stencils, popular in the 90s. Got a bunch as a kid!
Answer 2: Yep, this is it, the raised lines are so that when you put a piece of paper over it and rub a crayon over it the raised lines show up darker for detail.
11. ’’What are these blue reflecting markers for? They are mounted on a pole, facing the field.’’
![Hand placed near a reflecting marker uses to reflect headlights for safety. A hand holding a blue light on a wooden pole, roadway in the background.](https://wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li/resize/728x/png/39c/8da/0b87bd58699a60e4d5020ccb82.png)
Answer: They are reflecting the headlights of cars to the fields, so that deer avoids crossing the road. So, it’s for safety of cars and animals.
12. ’’What’s this odd-looking glass I found while walking on the beach in Hawaii?’’
![A crystal ball with growing ecosystem in it. Closeup of a hand holding a ball with shells on it, beach in background.](https://wl-brightside.cf.tsp.li/resize/728x/jpg/0e8/033/8b092c52ed9634e11079916a4f.jpg)
Comment: Oh, no! Tell me you didn’t throw it back, please. If it is an older float, it is worth a pretty penny.
If you’d like to uncover more mystery objects that will blow your mind, then check out this article.
Preview photo credit Tio76 / Reddit
Her legs are amputated after using a common household product – Now she’s warning women everywhere
A California woman named Lauren Wasser is sharing her life story in order to prevent other women to go through the ordeal she has gone through all because of a common product.
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Back in 2012, this model went to the hospital because she experienced flu like symptoms that wouldn’t go away. Sadly, once doctors ran tests, they determined that it wasn’t flu that caused Lauren discomfort but toxic shock syndrome caused by bacterial toxins.
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It was determined that the cause which led to the infection was a tampon. If left for long hours, tampons can cause this infection which leads to a toxic shock syndrome or TTS.
Sadly, Lauren was in coma for over a week and doctors were forced to amputate her leg because of the infection upon awakening. At the time, she was only 24 years old.
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Ever since this tragic event, Lauren made it her goal to raise awareness and fighting a legal battle against Kotex Natural Balance, the brand of tampons that caused her to react so severely.
In a few months, I’m inevitably going to have my other leg amputated. There’s nothing I can do about it. But what I can do is help make sure that this doesn’t happen to others,” Lauren tells The Daily Mail.
“Considering that the vagina is the most absorbent part of a woman’s body and is a gateway to many of our vital organs, it is crucial that consumers know the reality of what could happen to them,” she writes in InStyle.
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Following the second amputation, Lauren posed alongside Paralympic athlete Amy Purdy, who also had her legs amputated.
“Life is about to be so different, again! I’m in great spirits though and ready for my next chapter. ???♀️??♂️ // photo by my love @camraface,” she wrote in the caption.
We are cheering for Lauren who is determined to live her life to the fullest regardless of the obstacles and the pain she was forced to go through.
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