10 fascinating and mysterious objects from the past

Historic artifacts are quite an intriguing experience, especially if we stumble upon them by accident. Some of these objects puzzle us and leave us questioning their purpose and existence because they no longer find their way into the modern world. 10 people share photos of their finds on Reddit in hopes of learning more about the … Read more

Found a giant ~150 lb. steel ball in a creek near my house. It has tiny boreholes and leaked black liquid when we rolled it around. Any ideas?

You’re hiking along a quiet creek, boots splashing through shallow water, sunlight dappled on the stones. Then you see it. Half-buried in silt and moss, rising from the current like a sleeping planet — a giant steel ball, dark, pitted, and impossibly heavy-looking. No plaque. No explanation. No sign of how it got there. At … Read more