The world is full of strange things that have been lost over time and then found again in strange places. Many of these strange gadgets and tools leave us scratching our heads and making us wonder what they were used for. Many of these mysteries have been solved thanks to the power of crowdsourcing and online groups. They give us an interesting look into the past.

One of these mysterious items was a wooden box with small, brightly coloured wooden slats inside. At first, it wasn’t clear what the box was for, but it turned out to be a Montessori toy meant to help kids learn about colours and matches.

An old, strange piece of equipment found in Montreal, Canada, was another thing that made people curious. Thank goodness someone on Reddit figured out it was a leftover artillery round, and the bomb squad was called to get rid of it safely.

A small metal spoon also made a lot of noise online, with many people making funny guesses about what it was used for. But it turned out that the spoon could be used for many useful things, like scraping under your toenails and cleaning out your ears.

Other mysterious things included a strange little building in Ireland that turned out to be a train water refill stop and a heavy-duty zipper on a hotel pillowcase that was made to keep bed bugs out.

People thought that a strange metal item found in a grandmother’s basement might be a torture device, but it turned out to be a tool for milking cows. A plumb bob that looked like a spinning top or pendulum and an egg cutter that looked like a torture device were also found.

It was found that a brick that wasn’t put straight in a wall was there on purpose to act as a drainage spout to keep water from damaging the building. It was finally found that a small pin that stuck to a shirt and held a match was a smart device from a time before lighters were popular.

These mysterious objects give us an interesting look into the past and show how smart and creative our ancestors were. As more of these strange items are found and identified, we learn more about how people lived and worked in the past.