Whether it's your wallet, your phone, or a special gift from a loved one, there's nothing worse than that moment you realize you've lost something important to you. You check and recheck pockets and drawers, hoping and praying that whatever is lost will somehow magically reappear, while deep down you know that it's almost certainly gone forever.
But what if it isn't? What if it turns up days, months, or even years later in the most unexpected of circumstances? The chances are slim, but as you can see from this intriguing list compiled by Bored Panda, that doesn't mean it can't happen, so if you've lost something, don't despair, because it might not be gone forever.
#21 My Friend Lost His Wedding Ring In The Atlantic Ocean And This Woman Found It With Her Metal Detector 4 Hours Later

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129points
#22 Remember When Zip-Offs Were All The Rage? Here's What Happens When You Find The Bottoms A Decade Later

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125points
#23 My Old Stegosaurus Coffee Mug. Had Lost It For Years Until My Mom Found It And Surprised Me With Eggnog Served In It On Thanksgiving

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124points
#25 My Wife Is A Middle School Librarian. I Found My Favorite Tie I Thought I Lost

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119points
#26 6 Years Ago My Ex Lost Her Luggage At The Cottage. It Was Found Floating Down The River This Weekend By My Mother. Bonus Whiskey Inside!

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116points
#28 Just Found My Lost Wallet From Fourth Grade With Over 300 Dollars In It, I Expected Something More Like 20

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107points
#29 In 1986 My Friend Bought A Ticket To See Prince Live In Copenhagen, He Lost It And Couldn't Go. 29 Years Later He Finds The Unused Ticket In The Back Off A Book

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105points
#30 I Finally Found My Long Lost Mitch Hedberg Autograph. For Those Unable To Decipher It, It Says "Fuck You Now I'm Late"

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95points
#31 Woman Got An Extra Carrot With Her Diamond Ring When It Was Found In Her Vegetable Patch 13 Years After She Lost It

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92points
#32 N64 I Thought Was Lost In A House Fire I Had Years Ago... Found It In Storage At Moms House

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90points
#34 Throwing Out An Old Couch I Found A Necklace I Lost 2 Years Ago From Mom

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90points
#35 My Mom Lost A Very Special Earring Overseas While Visiting Relatives Two Months Ago. We Searched For Days When It Went Missing. Today We Found It

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89points
#36 My Step Moms Gift To My Dad: His Original Gun That He Used When He Had Fallen In The Line Of Duty. It has Been Stolen, Pawned, Sold To Multiple People, And Lost For Years. Finally Got Back To The Rightful Owner

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84points
#37 Dad Lost His Wallet In A Lake 20 Years Ago, Someone Found It Today While Fishing

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80points
#38 Fifteen Years Ago, My Dad Lost His Wedding Ring And Assumed That Someone Took It. Today, He Was Planting Bamboo And Found Something Shiny In The Dirt

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78points
#39 A Few Months Ago, I Lost My Favourite False Lashes While Exceptionally Drunk At A Party. Today I Found Them Pressed Between The Pages Of A Notebook I Keep In My Purse. Blackout Drunk Me Is Such A Sweetie

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76points
#40 My Mom's Class Ring Was Lost 34 Years Ago In A River In VA. Now It's Been Returned To Her In TN!

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