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57. Dinosaur poop and fossilized animal holes. Plus..

Tue Oct 29, 2024, 03:08 PM

Oct 2024

The fossilized poop is easy. But the fossilized animal holes are made when an ancient hole gets filled in with a sediment and forms it.

A inert 75 millimeter WW1 cannon shell casing from a WW1 army camp. Found while metal detecting. The camp was closed down and almost everything buried or burned when the Spanish (which should have been called the Kansas flu) flu hit the camp. Along with several other odds and ends I’ve found.

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What's the strangest thing you have in YOUR house. I have a box of socks with no mates. How about you? [View all] debm55 Oct 2024 OP

That would be me. Ocelot II Oct 2024 #1

You aren;t strange but the oil painting of the puffin sure sounds unique. debm55 Oct 2024 #20

It is. I painted it, further proof that I am also strange. Ocelot II Oct 2024 #27

Dammit! That is the first thing that I thought as well! OldBaldy1701E Oct 2024 #60

an insensor that is used at Catholic High Masses gopiscrap Oct 2024 #2

I always hated those things. and the incense they put inside. That is different. How did you get it? debm55 Oct 2024 #22

A collection of my mom and aunt's late 1960s and 1970s nylon nightgowns in a plastic box. Blue_playwright Oct 2024 #3

I kept a lipstick of my grandmother after she passed. It was bright pink and made me smile when applegrove Oct 2024 #14

That is so sweet applegrove. Thank you. debm55 Oct 2024 #63

Maybe you kept them to remember them. debm55 Oct 2024 #23

Just a box? Amateur. bbernardini Oct 2024 #4

Same here. I know there are mates somewhere in the box. but I don't have the energy to look for them, For now, they will debm55 Oct 2024 #24

I went through a huge bag of unmatched socks once. LisaM Oct 2024 #52

Wow. that's great. Thank you LisaM. debm55 Oct 2024 #53

My lower left molar that just fell out of my radiation damaged jaw bone 3 years ago. It's longer sinkingfeeling Oct 2024 #5

Where do you keep it: I have all my son's baby teeth in a baby food jar. debm55 Oct 2024 #25

It's in my medicine cabinet. sinkingfeeling Oct 2024 #46

Thank you. debm55 Oct 2024 #65

I have bagswithin bags within bags... NewDayOranges Oct 2024 #6

Our store doesn;t give them out any longer. but before they shifted to cloth bags. We had tons of them. Also , debm55 Oct 2024 #28

I have a box sdfernando Oct 2024 #7

The police were just over asking me about that ........ marble falls Oct 2024 #11

HAHAHAHAHh. I'll give you mine, sdfernando. debm55 Oct 2024 #30

HAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAH Thank you sdfernando debm55 Oct 2024 #64

That's why all my socks are black cotton ... marble falls Oct 2024 #8

HAHAHAHAHAHHAH. I never thought of that. But I do have all white. just different kinds of white. I got rid of all my debm55 Oct 2024 #31

A very old wooden chair. QED Oct 2024 #9

You still have it? It might be worth something. debm55 Oct 2024 #33

I don't know if it's worth anything. It's ugly as hell. QED Oct 2024 #42

A Wang programming manual. I have no idea why I've never thrown it away. LoisB Oct 2024 #10

Back in the 80s sdfernando Oct 2024 #15

Holy cow. I don't blame you for hating that work. LoisB Oct 2024 #19

Remarkable account. slumcamper Oct 2024 #39

Thank you LoisB. We have a bunch of manuals from various appliances we haven't had in years. debm55 Oct 2024 #34

You too!?! I don't know why we save them. I'm trying to sell a mini-fridge and would you believe, that is the only LoisB Oct 2024 #37

My large (150+) collection of "DO NOT DISTURB" tags from hotels around the world? n/t slumcamper Oct 2024 #12

Thank you slumcamper. But why? debm55 Oct 2024 #35

How does that work? I have often got one sock without applegrove Oct 2024 #13

That is funny. Thank you applegrove. debm55 Oct 2024 #67

A Ms. PacMan/Galaga arcade machine. Jeebo Oct 2024 #16

That's neat. Thank you Jeebo. debm55 Oct 2024 #68

A large garbage bag filled with smaller plastic grocery bags Redleg Oct 2024 #17

Thank you Redleg. We keep the cloth bags in the trunk. We had the same problem with forgeting to take them back. debm55 Oct 2024 #69

I should be using the reusable cloth bags Redleg Oct 2024 #82

We aren;t allowed to use the plastic bags. If we get caught there is a fine. debm55 Oct 2024 #87

We are so backwards where I live Redleg Oct 31 #95

Oh it has been like that for over a year. debm55 Nov 3 #98

About 20 unmatched shoes sorcrow Oct 2024 #18

Thank you sorcrow. That is very unique. I hope you find the missing shoes. They can get lonely too. debm55 Oct 2024 #50

OMG, rethinking this. Might be my unique collection of 250+ different coffee cup sleeves? n/t slumcamper Oct 2024 #21

Thank you slumcamper. But why? debm55 Oct 2024 #49

A shillelagh Attilatheblond Oct 2024 #26

Thank you Attilatebond . But how did you get a shillelag. Did you go to Ireland? they are deadly. debm55 Oct 2024 #48

It belonged to my late husband Attilatheblond Oct 2024 #55

I have a bag of missing socks for my family and every now and then I find the matching mate! kimbutgar Oct 2024 #29

Thank you kimbutgar. My husband uses those mesh bags. I think I am going to use them too. and get rid on loners. debm55 Oct 2024 #47

My ex-wife. WheelWalker Oct 2024 #32

HAHAHHAHHA. You are kind hearted to do that. debm55 Oct 2024 #41

lizard stuff oberle Oct 2024 #36

One of my great grandmother's cookbooks- wriiten Quakerfriend Oct 2024 #38

I would on to that. Have you made anything from the recipes? debm55 Oct 2024 #43

Wow, I do have something strange DaBronx Oct 2024 #40

Thank you DaBronx. If you have the deceased person's name could you do a search for him? I would like to know the "rest debm55 Oct 2024 #44

I did some searching but there is nothing obvious. DaBronx Oct 2024 #45

My Brownie beanie and ankle socks...I am 67. Nanuke Oct 2024 #51

Thant is great. Thank you Nanuke. debm55 Oct 2024 #74

I keep a jar of curiosities and oddities by my garage desk... MiHale Oct 2024 #54

Than k you MiHale. That sounds very interesting. debm55 Oct 2024 #75

Several shoeboxes of toilet paper tubes TlalocW Oct 2024 #56

As a teacher for 42 years , I can agree with you it was one of the things I collected and had my neighbors collecect. debm55 Oct 2024 #62

Dinosaur poop and fossilized animal holes. Plus.. duncang Oct 2024 #57

Those are neat, Thank you duncang. debm55 Oct 2024 #58

Before replying I asked my husband what he thought was the strangest thing in our house. arkielib Oct 2024 #59

Don't we all something in our homes that one day will get fixed. debm55 Oct 2024 #61

My death box. Solly Mack Oct 2024 #66

Thank you Solly Mack . Very unique debm55 Oct 2024 #76

Probably the moose-shaped hanukiah sakabatou Oct 2024 #70

Thank you debm55 Oct 2024 #77

well, my skull collection isn't really strange. OOH i have mink faces from a estate sale. lady made fur teddy bears. pansypoo53219 Oct 2024 #71

thank you pansypoo53219 debm55 Oct 2024 #78

I built this 600+lb working replica of the fortune teller from "Big" ZoltarSpeaks Oct 2024 #72

That's neat and you are vert creative. Welcome to DU debm55 Oct 2024 #79

That looks amazing. What skill and creativity. How could you let it go? Doodley Nov 3 #109

Probably the treadmill with dust on it. Emile Oct 2024 #73

We must have the mate here, debm55 Oct 2024 #80

A very large hot pepper sauce collection Zambero Oct 2024 #81

Thank you Zambero. should you throw them out? debm55 Nov 3 #99

I plan to go through and toss most of them Zambero Nov 3 #103

That's a good idea. thank you Zambero. debm55 Nov 3 #107

oh, you probably don't want to know Kali Oct 2024 #83

HAHAHAHahH. okay. debm55 Oct 2024 #88

Early 20th century mining stuff from my great grandfather. Elessar Zappa Oct 2024 #84

Thank you Elessar Zappa. Rich was a mining inspector for the Federal Governorment. We have a lot of that stuff here.too. debm55 Oct 2024 #89

My gargoyle collection Wicked Blue Oct 2024 #85

That's neat. Thank you, Wicked Blue. debm55 Oct 2024 #90

A singing Cactus toy that Tree Lady Oct 2024 #86

Thank you Tree Lady. That sounds fun. debm55 Oct 2024 #91

This thing: LudwigPastorius Oct 2024 #92

HAHAHAHAHAHhaha, thank you LudwigPastorius debm55 Oct 2024 #93

So that's where mine went. kairos12 Oct 31 #94

HAHAHAHAHHAH. Thank you kairos12 debm55 Nov 3 #100

A small preserved shark and some animal skulls. NNadir Nov 1 #96

I had the shark in the bottle given to me as a Christmas present from a student. I had it in the basement for years, debm55 Nov 3 #101

I'm a few days late for this thread but I had to stop to think about Niagara Nov 3 #97

Unique items Niagara. Thank you very much. debm55 Nov 3 #102

I have a bag of socks with no mates Shermann Nov 3 #104

Very good Shermann. thank you. debm55 Nov 3 #106

Mr. Bayard Bayard Nov 3 #105

Hahahahahah, Is he cremated? debm55 Nov 3 #108

A Victorian undertaker's hat brush. greatauntoftriplets Nov 3 #110

Thank you greatauntoftriplets ..Very unique. debm55 Nov 3 #111

Cold chest with blue ice for live mealworms in my guest room closet. quaint Nov 3 #112

Very different .Thank you quaint debm55 Nov 3 #114

Not my house, but my Mom's. Texasgal Nov 3 #113

Texasgal , I am sorry about your dad. Was the writing in Arabic or Hebrew? debm55 Nov 3 #115

Nope! It was the actual Heinz Texasgal Nov 3 #117

Thank you Texasgal. debm55 Nov 3 #118

You must not have young people in your house. Bev54 Nov 3 #116

HAHAHAHAHAHH. That is funny. Thank you Bev54 debm55 Nov 3 #119

A big box of sockets and socket wrenches and absolutely no 3/8" or 10mm socket at all LiberalArkie Nov 3 #120

Thank you LiberalArkie. That's funny. debm55 Nov 3 #121

My Husband Deep State Witch Nov 3 #122

HAHAHA Thank you Deep State Witch debm55 Nov 3 #123