Exploring the backyard to a new house is like a mini adventure in itself. You never truly know what you are going to discover buried just under a thin layer of dirt behind the old wooden shed near the back fence. Some people go on to discover millions of dollars, while other people discover items of a far more sinister nature, including dead bodies and murder weapons. Fossils have even been found, buried deep underneath the foundation. All in all, people find some truly impressive, yet quite odd, items in their backyards. Here are six of the most unusual things discovered.
6. Ancient Stone
6. Ancient Stone
Amateur historian Stephen Davis, of England, was researching his own house when he came across a reference for an ancient stone used as a burial plot from the Bronze Age. With his curiosity rising, Davis began to dig, and soon discovered said stone within his backyard.
5. Loaded Machine Gun
5. Loaded Machine Gun
Not too long ago, a local man from Calgary, Canada, made an odd discovery when he found a plastic bag containing a pillowcase. Inside said pillowcase was a fully-loaded machine gun and a cell phone. It is unclear how it got there.
4. 1700’s Cemetery
4. 1700’s Cemetery
Vincent Marcello, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was digging a plot for a new swimming pool in his back yard when he made quite an odd, disturbing discovery underneath the dirt. He found a historic cemetery that dated back to the 1700’s.
3. $175,000 Worth of Marijuana
3. $175,000 Worth of Marijuana
Mack Reed, from Los Angeles, wanted to install solar panels in his backyard. Oddly enough, he discovered around $175,000 worth of marijuana stuck underneath his hot tub in a hidden hole.
2. Massive Earthworm
2. Massive Earthworm
Chinese worker Li Zhiwei was throwing some clothes out to dry in his backyard when he found what he believed to be a snake. Instead, it was a massive earthworm measuring around 20 inches long. Biologists are wondering how it grew so big.
1. Grenades and TNT
1. Grenades and TNT
As if a fully-loaded machine gun wasn’t bad enough, a 39-year-old man from the Czech Republic tried digging out tree stumps from his backyard when he found something underneath them. He phoned the police, who completed the digging, finding tens of hand grenades and several packs of TNT from World War 2.
