Since the dawn of storage areas in the roofs of houses, there has been interesting things found in attics (don't take this fact as historically accurate). There are lots of things found in attics, like dust bunnies, cobwebs, sawdust, rafter beams, and the occasional bat, raccoon, or squirrel. But there are also stories about attics that contain a treasure trove of rare, astonishing, shocking, creepy, and downright weird things. Want to know about some of the most incredible things found in attics? Then read on...
The Most Incredible Things Ever Found in Attics,
A Hidden WWII-Era Room
Reddit user mYNDIG discovered a hidden room tucked behind a wall in their attic. The small area contained a narrow bed and a pillow on the floor, ostensibly for sitting. There was a sign above the bed that read (roughly translated from Danish) "If you have a bad stomach, then you don't have access." There was also a light alarm affixed to the wall, meaning this room was probably designed as a hiding place from Nazis.
A Comic Book Collection Worth Millions
A Dallas, Texas, man found his uncle's well-perserved comic book collection while cleaning out his aunt's attic in 2012. Among the rare titles in the collection were a Detective Comics #27, featuring the debut of Batman, and Action Comics #1, which features the first appearance of Superman. Save your comics, kids!
A Record Collection Belonging to Hitler
In 1991, a woman living Moscow discovered a box of records that once belonged to Adolf Hitler. Her father was a Soviet general during World War II, and he apparently took the records as a souvenir of his time served.
A Cache of Love Letters
A couple in Lubbock, Texas, discovered a pillowcase full of WWII-era love letters from a soldier to his wife in December of 2014. Sadly, the letter writer and his wife had both passed way in the late '90s, so the couple returned the letters to their children.
A Picasso Painting
In 2015, Kirkaldy, United Kingdom, resident Dominic Currie discovered an original painting by Pablo Picasso in a suitcase stored in his attic. It reportedly belonged to his mother, who had received it as a gift from her World War II Russian soldier lover.
A Lost MLK Interview
In 2012, a Chattanooga, Tennessee, man discovered an audio interview with Martin Luther King, Jr. stashed away in his attic, conducted by the man's father.
A Stolen Stradivarius Violin
In 1980, violinist Roman Totenberg had his beloved Stradivarius violin stolen from his office while he greeted patrons of the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachutsetts following a concert. Thirty-five years later, in August 2015, the purloined instrument was discovered in the attic of a California resident, whose father - himself a struggling musician - had taken the Stradivarius in moment of jealous foolishness. The violin was returned to Totenberg's family.
A Puzzle Box Filled with Jewelry
Normally you shouldn't solve puzzle boxes you find lying around in attics (because, you know, Pinhead and the Cenobites and all that), but in the case of Reddit user bellalunacy, solving the box was a good idea: it contained jewelry.
A Child's Body
In January 2016, the remains of a preteen were discovered in the attic of a Richmond, Virginia, duplex. At the time of the discovery, it was unknown how long the child's body had been in the attic.
A Pirate Radio Operation
People often find old treasures or absolutely bonkers things in their attic. Rated-M of Reddit found a wealth of radio broadcasting equipment set up in what appeared to be a mini pirate radio outfit.