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“Why Is This Here?”: 66 Things People Discovered Hidden In Plain Sight At Work
CuriositiesMAY 27, 2026

“Why Is This Here?”: 66 Things People Discovered Hidden In Plain Sight At Work

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Spreadsheets, emails, meetings, more spreadsheets, more emails, more meetings... The workday can get dull very quickly. Sure, there’s the occasional coffee break, but even those eventually blend into the routine unless something surprising breaks up the monotony.
And sometimes, all it takes is a forgotten relic collecting dust in a drawer or a secret note your predecessor left in the server room. To show that the highlight of your week can hide in the simplest of places, we put together a list of moments when employees discovered mildly interesting stuff at work they didn’t know existed!

#21 Found An Indented Penny At Work

Found An Indented Penny At Work
74points

#22 What’s Your Best “Who Closed Last Night Situation?”

What’s Your Best “Who Closed Last Night Situation?”
Was working at this place doing morning prep. I walk in the building and go to clock in before turning on the lights and I notice a faint blue glow from the kitchen. Come to find out the torch had somehow been left lit on a shelf overnight. The last crème brûlée was an hour before close as well. I want someone to show me something that’ll top this please.
71points

#23 Found A Bible From 1882 Today While Cleaning Out A Storage Unit At Work

Found A Bible From 1882 Today While Cleaning Out A Storage Unit At Work
71points

#24 This Cool Moth I Saw At Work Today

This Cool Moth I Saw At Work Today
70points

#25 Found A Chainmail Today On My Lunch Break At Work Outside Of Walmart

Found A Chainmail Today On My Lunch Break At Work Outside Of Walmart
Very very heavy so I know it's not an aluminum suit like larpers wear. The photo is the original state I found it in.
65points

#26 Found A Heart Shaped Tomato At Work

Found A Heart Shaped Tomato At Work
64points

#27 This Mouse I Found At My Work Has A Calculator On It

This Mouse I Found At My Work Has A Calculator On It
64points

#28 Found This In The Ceiling At Work. Great Job Chris

Found This In The Ceiling At Work. Great Job Chris
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61points

#29 Found A Receipt For A Boeing 737 Purchase At Work Today

Found A Receipt For A Boeing 737 Purchase At Work Today
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59points

#30 Found This Box At Work. I Am A Robot

Found This Box At Work. I Am A Robot
58points

#31 I Know This Is More Of A Goofy Thing, But We Keep Finding Random Toys Around The Workplace And It's Pretty Funny

I Know This Is More Of A Goofy Thing, But We Keep Finding Random Toys Around The Workplace And It's Pretty Funny
57points

#32 Found A Safe At Work And Opened It

Found A Safe At Work And Opened It
56points

#33 These Knives At My Work Have Been Used So Much They're Almost Gone

These Knives At My Work Have Been Used So Much They're Almost Gone
56points

#34 This Is An Actual Package Found At Work

This Is An Actual Package Found At Work
55points

#35 Whenever We Clean The Ball Pit At Work, The Most Broken Balls We Find Are Always Orange

Whenever We Clean The Ball Pit At Work, The Most Broken Balls We Find Are Always Orange
54points

#36 Cleaning Out Our Schools Teacher Lounge And Found This

Cleaning Out Our Schools Teacher Lounge And Found This
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53points

#37 This Mini Laptop I Found At Work

This Mini Laptop I Found At Work
52points

#38 I Found A Little Baggy Of Coca Cola At Work

I Found A Little Baggy Of Coca Cola At Work
50points

#39 iBook I Found In Cultural Archives From Museum Im Working

iBook I Found In Cultural Archives From Museum Im Working
50points

#40 I Found A Ridiculously Large Chair At Work

I Found A Ridiculously Large Chair At Work
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50points
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