While walls are typically destinations for insulation, support beams, and the occasional good hunk of asbestos, sometimes other objects find themselves lurking within our homes. A collection of razors. Strange murals. Heck, even secret messages emblazoned on decades-old beer bottles. There's a whole lot hiding in our homes, a lesson several Redditors learned for themselves.
From 50,000 bees to a century-old marriage certificate, here are 21 bizarre things people discovered after breaking into their walls.
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“Found a safe behind a wall in a house that was being demolished.”
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“Took a radiator off the wall to decorate and found this ancient, alien invasion wallpaper.”
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“found old newspapers used as insulation in the wall of a 130 yo house.”
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“I found a Christian Bible hidden in the walls of a church printed in 1862.”
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“Found a bullet proof vest in a box hidden inside my wall”
6
“This McDonald’s cup found in a wall during a kitchen renovation.”
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“Found the original front to my house behind my bedroom wall paneling.”
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“While replacing a wall in my basement, I found a 100-year-old marriage certificate.”
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“I found a pice of chipped paint in my wall that was actually a piece of the Bible.”
10
“Found this bayonet hidden in a wall of house my dad and I were renovating.”
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“Tore down a wall in our house and found a drawing from 1910.”
12
“Found a key inside my wall”
13
“I opened a ventilation cavity in a wall and found old love letters bound in string.”
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“Found a hot tub and steam room behind a basement wall.”
15
A little girl had complained of monsters hiding in her closet. 50,000 bees were later discovered living in her walls.
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“Jewellery found inside a wall in a Victorian house.”
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“1866 Penny found in wall of my old house during renovation.”
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“Found a message on a beer bottle behind a wall of a home being demolished.”
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“Found a used razor stash in the wall.”
20
“1977 mcdonald's christmas trash found in the wall of our house.”
21
“Friend tore down his wall for renovations and found this mural on another wall behind it.”
