Life would be pretty boring if things were normal all the time, wouldn't you agree? We need some weirdness in our lives from time to time to spice things up a bit. What about a selection of photos featuring some strange and bizarre stuff?
That's exactly what we have for you here! Thanks to the amazing folks at the r/Weird subreddit who find weird things in the wild and post them to the community, this is another compilation of some new and great weird pics. So, if you're craving some weirdness, don't hesitate and scroll away!
#1 Skeleton View Of A Stingray
Image credits: Green____cat
#2 I May Not Have A Doctorate In Physics, Nor In Engineering.. But I Feel Grandma Might Be Breaking More Than The Sound Barrier
Image credits: Barsidious_White
#3 Flower With Weird "Face"
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The r/Weird subreddit is a place where people can share pictures of strange and odd things they come across. It's no wonder the community has 1.5M members; people like to come and check out the strange things fellow netizens have encountered in their daily lives.
As popular as the subreddit is, it must have some rules. Apart from the usual 'No spam' and 'Be civil' rules, r/Weird doesn't accept gorey horror. Unsettling pics are okay, as long as they don't contain bodies split in half and the like. The main criteria for a pic is pretty simple otherwise: it just has to be "weird."
#4 Woman With Schizophrenia Draws What She Sees On Her Walls. Oc
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#5 One Of My Masks (No Artificial Intelligence Was Used Here)
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#6 Wind Turbine After Being Hit By A Tornado
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#7 Abandoned Chuck E. Cheese Animatronic Found In A Landfill
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We're throwing the word 'weird' around here like we all know and agree on what it means. But the truth is that it depends entirely on the person. What may seem incredibly strange and gross to one can be pretty tame and even normal to another.
Generally, a weird thing is something that's out of the norm, something we don't see every day. It can also be a juxtaposition of two things that shouldn't work together or even be close to each other. But it isn't necessarily scary; it's more likely something unusual that makes us go, "Huh?"
#8 The Face Of A Tapeworm Under An Electron Microscope
Image credits: Green____cat
#9 I Was Taking My Garbage Out, And I Found An Abandoned Crotch On My Porch. I Have No Idea Where It Came From
Image credits: Lijey_Cat
Back in 2023, Bored Panda spoke with the creators of the Box of Oddities podcast, Kat and Jethro Gilligan Toth. The pair told us that people tend to gravitate towards the strange and the bizarre because of one simple reason: it's interesting. "We're drawn to the things on the fringe of society," Jethro said back then.
#10 A Cigarette Cake
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#11 I Recently Moved Out For The First Time And Have Began Finding Daily Tiny Plastic Ducks Outside My Door
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#12 Found This On The Sidewalk Last Night In Hollywood
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Jethro's co-host Kat said that it all comes down to wanting to escape the everyday mundane. "I think a lot of people are not particularly wowed by the everyday small talk that we end up having on a day-to-day basis," she said. "They want to get deeper and see what makes us, as humans, tick."
#13 My BF’s Left Eye Has A 6 In It
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#14 A Customer Paid With A Dollar That Had The Serial Numbers Cut Out Of It
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#15 Found This On Amazon
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We have to admit that weird things usually scare us, and the interesting part is that most people actually like feeling fear. However, we don't like feeling fear in real-life situations where we are seriously in danger. It's "recreational fear" that we enjoy, instances where we have control and can exit the scary situation whenever we want.
#16 I Think I Found Some Kind Of Bomb Shelter In A National Forest..?
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#17 We Found A Radiation Mask In The Basement Of My Boyfriend's New House
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#18 I Woke Up Hugging This Litter Picker. I've Never Seen It Before In My Life And It Definitely Wasn't There When I Went To Sleep
Image credits: HiMaintainceMachine
Scary things trigger our fight-or-flight response, which gives us an adrenaline rush. Chivonna Childs, PhD, a psychologist, explains that when we're in a haunted house, we can enjoy the fear because we know the monsters won't actually get us. "You experience the euphoria because you know you're safe," she explains.
#19 The Trees Are Watching
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#20 "Naughty Little Body"
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#21 Me?irl
Image credits: DreadSpud
Some of you scrolling through this list might be trying to overcome a fear of gross and unsettling things. I, for one, made a resolution to myself that I'll try to be less squeamish about horror movies – there's so much great art I'm missing not being a fan of the horror genre! I probably won't be watching Terrifier 2 any time soon, but still – baby steps.
#22 Found Her At Goodwill. Any Ideas?
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#23 Wonder What Happened To This Guy
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#24 Someone Keeps Leaving Stashes Of Liquor, Cigarettes, Meat Products And Money In The Middle Of The Road And Foot Paths Around My Town
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Dr. Childs says that making it through a controlled scary experience makes us feel stronger. "We get a sense of accomplishment. I made it through this haunted house, or I watched the whole scary movie, and I was OK. Yes, Jason is in the woods, but he didn't get me."
#25 Someone Sent Me A $300 Necklace And I Have No Idea Who
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#26 Just Noticed This Buried Window On My House
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#27 Went Into My Attic For The First Time, Wasn’t Expecting To Find This…
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Enjoying scary things can also help us understand the human condition better. Even some pictures on this list can be cautionary tales about what things we should avoid for our own safety.
According to Dr. Childs, "They remind us to be careful about where you're going. To be aware of your surroundings. That not everybody who looks like a nice person is a nice person. It helps us to think through what we would do if we were in those types of situations."
#28 Circle Of Mushrooms In My Garden
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#29 Guardian Doll In My GF's Apartment
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#30 What Kind Of Place Is This
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So, Pandas, which pics from this list did you find the scariest? Or are you too much of a veteran of all things scary and found this pretty tame? Then check out our other two posts featuring submissions from the r/Weird subreddit. You can find them here and here!
#31 I Would Be Terrified To Poop There
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#32 Heard Strange Noises . Opened My Front Door To Be Confronted By This . I Do Not And Never Have Owned Ducks
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#33 I Found Whatever The Hell This Is On My Toilet
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#34 Are You Really That Keen To Watch Your Number Twos Pass Before Your Eyes?
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#35 Why? Just Why Would You Want This In Your Yard?
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#36 My Son Wanted A Ninja Turtle Toy For His Birthday. Thanks Grandma
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#37 Realistic Cat Pillow
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#38 "Are You Dreaming" Sign
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#39 The Case Of The Imposter Trash
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#40 What Bit This Apple? It's From My Yard, And Has Been Sitting On My Counter For At Least 10 Days. I Did Not Bite Into It
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#41 Why Would You Choose This Carpet For Your Hotel?
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#42 I Woke Up To A Black Glove In My Foyer
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#43 I Made A Finger Out Of Play-Doh
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#44 A Buddy Of Mine Thought It Was Weird That I Write Like This For Hours. Is It Weird?
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#45 This Dried Plant That Looks Like Tortured Souls
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#46 Found In My Sock Drawer. I Do Not Have Children
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#47 My Neighbor Brings Out His Skeleton To Sit Outside Only On Sunny Days
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#48 Just Found This In A Cabinet Full Of Old Stuff
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#49 This Glitchy Pic My Phone Took When I Was Trying To Photograph A Gameboy
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#50 Somebody Put A Bell Pepper In My Bfs Jacket
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#51 Human Chicken
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#52 Found This Suitcase On A Dirt Road In The Middle Of The Desert
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#53 This Casket Has Been Sitting On Someone's Property In My Neighborhood For About A Week
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#54 The Vultures On My Neighbors Roof
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#55 Bus Stop. The Car Smelled Like Something Was Rotting In It When I Went Over
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#56 Excuse Me, What Are These Bats Doing Outside My Apartment?
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#57 Y’all Ever Seen A Three Legged Man Before?
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#58 Found A Grave Saying « Unknown Miner » In A Forest, Couldn’t Find Anything About It Online
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#59 My Buddy Found This Coin In His Wallet Today And Doesnt Know Where It Came From
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#60 Place We Moved Into Has Barbarian Level Bomb Shelter In Backyard
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#61 Saw This "Sea Anemone" In A Tidal Pool In The Pacific Northwest
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#62 My Dead Ex-Boyfriend Keeps Getting Suggested As A Friend. Snapchat Says He’s Been Active Within The Last Day
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#63 Bought A Bag Of Flaming Hot Snacks And Found This Monster Inside Of The Bag Instead
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#64 Hundreds Of Ducks Surrounding One Particular Car
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#65 The Creepiest Piece Of Mail I've Ever Delivered
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#66 Needle Found Inside A Slice Of Bread
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#67 Weird Keychain With Fish In It
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#68 Found This In My Tuna Can???
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#69 My Apples Have Exploded
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#70 Sausage On My Windshield
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#71 Someone Previously Has Said I Have Long Thumbs. I Never Realized Until I Was 38. Guess I Don’t Look At Thumbs Often Enough
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#72 The Stomach Contents Of A Psychiatric Patient Who Suffered From Pica Disorder, A Disease Characterized By An Appetite For Inedible Objects
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#73 Krab In My Cockles
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#74 Found This In My Apple Juice. Any Clues What It Could Be?
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#75 Anybody Recognize This Symbol?
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#76 I Woke Up At 5am To Find A Candle Lit And A Lighter On The Floor In Our Back Yard
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#77 Was This Just Thrown At Your Door Like The Paper?
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#78 Went To Go To Work And Someone Had Stuffed A Napkin In My Car Door Handle
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#79 My Dad Makes Coffins
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#80 Elderly People In China Doing "Neck Exercises"
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#81 Hundreds Of Dead Horseshoe Crabs Lay Belly Up On The Beach In Delaware
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#82 Why Is My Broccoli Weird? :(
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#83 Lady Was Barefoot (Middle Of Nowhere, No Trails Nearby.) For A Half Hour She Was Seen On A Deer Camera Going Back And Forth In The Dark
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#84 This Wound Has Been On My Middle Finger For A Year+ And Refuses To Heal
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#85 Never Found A Four Leaf Clover In My Life Before. Found Three Today
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#86 I Found 15 Dead Wasps In My Bathroom
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