Curiosities,Creepy WorldJUN 27, 2026

71 Times People Got Way Too Close To Something They Should Have Avoided

Indrė Lukošiūtė, Rokas Laurinavičius and Rugilė Žemaitytė

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We humans have an innate urge to lay our hands on things. And while it's not just reasonable, but advisable with cats and dogs, there are plenty of objects—living and inanimate—that we should approach only with our eyes.

However, as the subreddit r/WhyWouldYouTouchThat shows, not everyone is that careful. Whether they're fearless or just completely clueless, some of us just cannot resist poking, pinching, and prodding everything from venomous critters to radioactive waste.

Mandatory "don't try this at home!"

#61 Tonsil Boulder That Fell Out Of My GF’s Mouth This Morning 😭

A finger with rings on it holding a small, yellowish, irregular-shaped object. Things that should really be left alone.

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21points

#62 What Is This Sea Creature That My Children Found Washed Up On The Shore? [east Coast Of Canada]

A human hand holding a transparent, disc-shaped marine creature, highlighting things that should be left alone.

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21points

#63 What Is This?

A hand holds a small plastic bag with green slime, showing things that should be left alone.

It was a pill, [illegal substances]

Crazy_Draw_9490

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20points

#64 Opinion On Black Liquid Or Ooze Which Seems To Be Coming From A Tree

A finger touches black goo seeping from a tree where a brick is lodged, a thing that should be left alone.

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20points

#65 What’s This Black Stuff Under My Sink

A hand holding mysterious dark pellets found under a sink, next to an image of many pellets scattered on a wooden counter, illustrating things that should be left alone.

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20points

#66 It's Fluffy And Pretty And I Have Too Touch It

A hand pointing at a spiky, red and yellow growth on a thorny bramble bush; things that should be left alone.

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19points

#67 My Dad Grabbed A Wild Mouse

A tiny mouse peeking out from a person's clenched hand, one of the things that should really be left alone.

SunnySolarSundance

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18points

#68 What Is This Called?

A person holding a tiny, translucent sea creature between their fingers, something that should be left alone.

Spiritual-Macaron-13

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18points

#69 What Is This?

A hand holding a long, textured marine organism resembling a ribbed, spiraling tube on a sandy beach, a thing to be left alone.

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18points

#70 Found This Unidentified Sea Creature

A person holding a strange, fleshy marine creature with a dark stem on a sandy beach. Things that should be left alone.

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17points

#71 My Roommate's Tetanus Device

A rusty, old nail clipper with a keychain, a thing that should really be left alone.

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15points

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Indrė LukošiūtėBoredPanda Staff