Most of the time, humans put logic and reasoning above everything else. It’s only natural—that’s how we explain and understand things, solve problems, and make decisions. Unfortunately, we can’t employ logic or reasoning to decipher everything. So when they fail, we resort to other intelligences of ours, like emotional, kinesthetic, and existential. But despite us being armed with so many smarts, some things still remain unexplainable to us, becoming mysteries that keep us restless for answers.
People share many such cases on the ‘Strange’ subreddit, which our Bored Panda team scoured to compile a list of some of the most fascinating instances below. To find them, all you have to do is scroll down!
#22 I Found A Skeleton In My Car?

Ok so I live in FL and it’s been hot and all recently but I wouldn’t call it hot enough for a skeleton of something on the seat of my car. My friend found it sitting in the backseat of my car today, I have had a total of two ppl in my car before then. Does anyone know what the skeleton belongs to? Or why it would appear in my car??
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#23 Hoodoo Curse Or Nah? I Found This On My Doorstep

This just happened this evening and now I'm afraid to go to sleep. I didn't see anyone. And most importantly, NO. I HAVE NOT TOUCHED IT. I did however leave a note next to it with a water as a paper weight that says FIND SOMEPLACE ELSE TO SIT PLEASE with NO LOITERING underlined on the corner of the paper. lol I really don't understand why anybody would be running around the neighborhood without their cane. And who picks unbloomed flowers? Totally green buds? And they placed them strangely as well. This isn't the first strange thing that has happened. Usually every summer some type of vandalism or attempt at vandalism occurs. And it's ALWAYS ONLY ME it happens to. I ask neighbors and they never see anything. This feels different though. It's just after 1:30am and it's still out there.
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#24 Domesticated Squirrel With Collar On?

Looking for advice/feedback. This is Samson. I work in a fairly populated area and we’ve always noticed that some of the squirrels at our birdfeeders are quite brave. At first, we just assumed it was because they’re so used to people, but lately we’ve started to wonder if someone has been feeding or even trying to domesticate them. There’s one squirrel in particular that has a collar on. It kind of looks like a child’s bracelet, and we can’t tell if someone put it there on purpose or if it just got stuck. I feel bad for the little guy and really want to help take it off. The squirrel will get pretty close to me, but I don’t think trying to grab it is the best call. I’m worried I’ll hurt it or stress it out. Should I just leave it alone, or is there a safe way to help it? My biggest fear is the collar gets stuck on something and the squirrel gets hurt. I’ve also considered calling some sort of wildlife rehabilitation, but I’m not really sure what they could do because Samson isn’t always here. Any advice is appreciated!
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#26 My X-Ray Before I Got My Teeth Fixed Revealed A Extremely Large Saliva Gland Stone

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#29 This Purple Sphere Showed Up In The Sky In Most Villages In Lebanon, Does Anyone Know What It Is?

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#30 My Phone Was In My Pants And Took These Photos By Accident

My phone sometimes would take random screenshots or even get unlocked in the pocket of my pants, just like an accidental pocket dial. But today is a bit more unusual as these are the photos it took. I don't know what they are. (I checked meta data of them and they are indeed from the cam, not from WhatsApp or whatever.)
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#31 Horrifying Blue Glow Over The Horizon

This was taken a while back over Victoria Harbour from my apartment building parking lot at around 9 pm. I still have no idea what that ominous Miku-teal glow in the distance is, any ideas? I reckon it might be sky glow, though I don’t think that light pollution has gotten that bad (yet).
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#34 Who Are These Two And Why Did They Randomly Appear On The TV When It Was Supposed To Be Off??

I’m posting something weird that happened to my friend’s mother. She was cleaning out her closet in her home, alone and no TV or radio or anything on as doing so. But she felt something watching her and turned to see that not only was the TV on but the screen showed a video of a mother and what appeared to be her son. The video had no sound and no context. And the mother and son were standing and simply staring. Soon after, according to her mother, the tv had turned back off. Her mother claims its ghost but I think it might’ve been a strange signal frequency or some other plausible explanation.
Can anyone help me identify the figures or where the media might originate? I apologize for the bad photos.
Can anyone help me identify the figures or where the media might originate? I apologize for the bad photos.
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#35 Weird Gelatinous Purple Blobs From Nowhere In My Water?

I filled my water bottle like I always do—first thing in the morning, straight from the tap. After a few sips, I felt something weird in my mouth and immediately spit it out. That’s when I noticed two small, purple, gelatinous blobs floating in the water (photo attached).
Here’s what I know:
• They were freely floating in the water.
• Texture: soft, jelly-like.
• Smell: faintly like Play-Doh.
• Taste: I didn’t mean to taste it (it got in my mouth by accident), but it was mostly neutral—maybe slightly floury or starchy.
• No residue in the bottle, cap, or sink.
• We haven’t baked anything or used flour recently.
• We don’t have kids, and there’s no jelly, candy, Jell-O, or similar stuff in our home.
The water bottle was clean last night and filled fresh this morning. I’m totally stumped. Could this be something from the tap? Something breaking down in the bottle? Just really confused and hoping someone has seen something like this before.
Here’s what I know:
• They were freely floating in the water.
• Texture: soft, jelly-like.
• Smell: faintly like Play-Doh.
• Taste: I didn’t mean to taste it (it got in my mouth by accident), but it was mostly neutral—maybe slightly floury or starchy.
• No residue in the bottle, cap, or sink.
• We haven’t baked anything or used flour recently.
• We don’t have kids, and there’s no jelly, candy, Jell-O, or similar stuff in our home.
The water bottle was clean last night and filled fresh this morning. I’m totally stumped. Could this be something from the tap? Something breaking down in the bottle? Just really confused and hoping someone has seen something like this before.
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#37 I Took A Picture Of These Two Lizards Earlier. It Looked Just As Strange In Person

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#38 My Mom Has Gotten These Strange And Creepy Messages On Her Phone Screen While In Airplane Mode. One Yesterday And A New One Just Now

It's not a text message and it's freaking her out!
Can't figure out what it is or who it's from.
Can't figure out what it is or who it's from.
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#40 My Mom Says My Handwriting Is Strange. She Says It Looks Like If A Serial Criminal Was Using Ransom Letters To Write

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