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Fascinating and valuable things found in unexpected places.

Strange Discoveries

Pop Culture

In 2015, the second known photo of Billy the Kid was valued at $5 million. And one of the most interesting things about this photo isn&rsquo;t the massive amount of money it will make at auction, but the amount the photo initially cost. According to the guy who bought the photo, he spent a paltry $2 on a bunch of junk and found the photo gathering dust.

When you hear a story like that you start to look around and wonder about other pieces of junk that turned out to be worth money. On this list are all kinds of wild finds, from pieces of jewelry stored in junk drawers to pieces of American history folded away inside picture frames. Put your digging gloves on and get inspired by this list of junk that turned out to be worth a fortune.

Every weekend, pickers and diggers flood flea markets, swap meets, and estate sales looking for the next big find. For every old stack of comics sold in the hot sun, there are&nbsp;always a few underestimated items worth a fortune -&nbsp;you just have to know what to look for.

Pickers with a keen eye can spend a lifetime searching for junk that&rsquo;s actually worth millions, but if those pickers don&rsquo;t have Lady Luck on their side, the search can be useless. If you want to get into the &quot;turning junk into cash&quot; game, check out this list of underestimated items worth money to get a good idea of what you should start looking for.

Junk That Turned Out To Be Worth A Fortune

General

22 People Who Didn't Realize Their Junk Was Valuable

swiperight

Lists of the unsavory news stories that shook the very foundations of our delicate sensibilities.

Ooh! Scandal!

Celebrities

Where ever there is competition, there will sadly and inevitably be cheating. And just because professional athletes are deified in the media doesn&#39;t mean professional sports doesn&#39;t see plenty of it. From MLB, to NBA, to NASCAR... all sports have been tainted by pro sports cheaters. This list of professional sports scandals will highlight all of those memorable moments these athletes would probably rather forget.

The first rule of soccer is you can&#39;t use your hands. Diego Maradona didn&#39;t listen to this, and won the 1986 World Cup thanks in part to a deliberate hand ball. Lance Armstrong, bicycle racing&#39;s most accomplished athlete, won his seven Tour De France titles thanks to performance enhancing substances. Even the Olympics have been plagued by athletes lying about their gender.

Despite all these unfortunate cases of exposed scandal, cheating in professional sports doesn&#39;t appear to be slowing down. Even in 2015, the New England Patriots were caught deflating footballs to their preferred weight and feel which was outside of regulations. So what&#39;s the deal? Is there anything that can possibly be done to keep sports honest?

Do you think professional sports cheating scandals are part of the game? Are they simply inevitable? Or do they taint sports forever? Vote up the scandals you think were the most destructive to the sports world at large, and leave your opinion on professional cheating in the comments section below.&nbsp;

The Most Infamous Professional Sports Cheating Scandals

The 21 Most Infamous Professional Sports Cheating Scandals

Lists about the things you can eat, pop, smoke, snort, and inject into your body to chase dat euphoria.

High Times

Inventions

Did you know that many famous discoveries were made by people who were on drugs? Go to public school in America and you'll hear teachers warn against drug usage. What these teachers fail to mention is that many of the world's greatest discoveries were made thanks to drugs and people who used them. It's true: many of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-minds-of-all-time/walter-graves?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">world's greatest minds</a> were, in fact, influenced by illicit drugs. So what are the things done by people on drugs?The list of&nbsp;discoveries made while high is impressive. Multiple Nobel Prize winners used LSD during their research. Thomas Edison's many inventions were made while on drugs. And one famous astronomer and scientist thought of some of his best ideas while high.&nbsp;That's the crazy part of all this: many of these discoveries were made by household names. Sigmund Freud was an avid cocaine user and even Moses was probably high on drugs when he received the ten commandments.&nbsp;Ever had a Coca-Cola? Thank cocaine. Know what DNA is? Thank cocaine. Do you like reggae music? Thank marijuana. (Though maybe that last one isn't so surprising.)Vote up the discoveries made on drugs you think are the most impressive. And then DO NOT DO DRUGS. Just because these great minds did them doesn't mean drug use should be condoned. The list of people who died because of drugs is infinitely longer.

Impressive Discoveries Made by People on Drugs

20 Inventions and Discoveries Made By People High on Drugs

College Hoops

College Sports

For as long as there have been sports, there has been cheating. When it comes to college athletics and the NCAA, most of the cheating scandals occur off the field, but nevertheless have gone down in history as momentous college sports scandals.

Because college sports is a multimillion-dollar, nonprofit, amateur operation, there are very strict rules about what constitutes cheating. What makes for college sports cheating scandals? Players accepting money of any kind is a college sports cheating scandal. Football players receiving gifts of any kind for playing are considered college football cheating scandals. Undermining academic integrity is a college sports scandal as well.

Vote up the controversies below that you think are the biggest college cheating scandals of all time. One thing this list will prove is that you never want to get on the NCAA&#39;s bad side.&nbsp;

The Most Notable College Sports Cheating Scandals

The 25 Worst NCAA Cheating Scandals in College Sports History

Examining and celebrating the quirks and glory of human anatomy.

The Human Body

Lists about social, medical, scientific, and questionable experiments by humans on willing participants, unwitting victims, and even innocent animals.

Let's Just See What Happens

Biology

Scientific experiments on humans are the Holy Grail when it comes to the psychological study of human behavior, as testing on animals such as rats or monkeys can only get a researcher so far. But with human testing comes a very different set of ethics, and the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-brutal-human-experiments/philgibbons" target="_blank">infamous human studies</a> listed below may have violated an&nbsp;innate moral code. These experiments focus on the study of gender, mind control, conformity, psychological conditioning, sexuality, memory, mental illness, aggression, and more.

Subject college students to a prison environment? Check. Condition a baby until it&#39;s afraid of Santa Claus? You bet. Tell orphans they have terrible speech problems to generate terrible speech problems? That&#39;s been done, too. However, some <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/social-experiments-that-almost-killed-the-researcher/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">social experiments</a> backfire on researchers, leading to further complications. And all of these historical studies have received criticism from both the public and the scientific community for the researchers&#39; treatment of subjects.&nbsp;

To study human behavior and experiment on real people can lead to critical breakthroughs, or they can cause irreversible problems. These experiments did both.&nbsp;Whatever you think about these studies, many of them are of the most famous psychology experiments ever conducted.&nbsp;

Famous Studies On Humans That Could Never Happen Today

Famous Psychological Experiments on Humans

Live Music

A concert isn't all about the music. Some of the best moments at any live show are what happens in between the songs - the musician's onstage banter, both with the audience and other band members. This is the time where musicians with good personalities can shine the most and part of why many bands are so good live.&nbsp;Some musicians could definitely have had careers as stand up comedians. Robyn Hitchcok's surreal stories are a show in among themselves. John Fogerty takes any chance he gets to take shots at Jerry Garcia. Jeff Tweedy's dry one-liners would make Stephen Wright proud. Diehard fans know that there are two different Ryan Adams one might see in concert. There's Good Mood Ryan Adams and Bad Mood Ryan Adams, but both are a true delight.Musicians who talk between songs may be hated by some. But for the most members of the audience who are drenched with sweat, pressed up against strangers, or are getting thrown unwittingly into a mosh pit, a few moments of comic relief can be quite refreshing.Which musicians have the best between song jokes, stories, and tales to tell? Who fills the time while tuning his or her guitar the best? Upvote the best live musicians who have good banter onstage and add anyone who entertained you between songs when you saw them in concert.

Jack White

Musicians with the Best Onstage Banter

Band/Musician

Musicians with Best Onstage Live Concert Banter

Unscripted

Where&#39;s the beef? If you guessed &quot;in the world of hip-hop,&quot; then you guessed correctly. For as long as hip hop has been popular, epic feuds have existed between top artists, and it can be exhausting to keep up with the latest hip-hop beef and feuds, along with the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-diss-rap-songs/ranker-music" target="_blank">most disrespectful diss tracks in rap history</a>.

Which rappers and hip-hop stars have been involved in rap beefs? Even the two most critically acclaimed rappers of all time, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/tupac-biggie-friends-feud-timeline/rachel-kollar" target="_blank">Tupac and Biggie Smalls hated each other</a>, and possibly even had each other killed. Jay-Z, Drake, Big Sean... they&#39;ve all got enemies.&nbsp;

Feuds occur between new school and <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-80s-rappers?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">old school rappers</a> all the time (remember those harsh words Ice-T had for Soulja Boy?). However, feuds also occur between contemporary rappers with similar styles. Just ask Nelly and Chingy. Even when rappers doesn&#39;t seem to have anything in common a feud can break out, too.&nbsp;

Vote up the feuds you think are the biggest throughout the history of hip hop and rap music. Who knows, maybe this list will even rekindle one.

The Biggest Hip-Hop Feuds of All Time

Hip Hop Beef | Rap Artists Who Hate Each Other

Bands/Musicians

Which musicians are total sellouts? Just look at their lyrics! You will likely find that: if it's time for a party, bring out the Ciroc; if you want to hang out with the crew, take a shot of Fireball Whiskey; and don't even think about going into the sun without a pair of Ray-Bans on. Why? Because Diddy, Florida Georgia Line, and Rihanna say so. And now they're off to cash their checks.Ever wonder why these products are synonymous with the lifestyle they represent? You need look no further than music for the answer. Many artists are now excepting big dollars to plug products in their music - and getting those paydays, though actual dollar amounts are kept under wraps.If you think Pitbull is <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/celebrity-sellouts/celebrity-lists?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">a sell out</a>, you're probably right, and just wait until you read about the products he endorses. Wanna know how Nicki Minaj manages to look so fly? Look to see which clothing line pays her mortgage. Even forgotten rappers like Petey Pablo may still be living off that Seagram's money. The list of musicians who sold out is likely as long as the Billboard Top 200 itself.You can call them sell out musicians, but if you're buying the products they're promoting in their lyrics, then maybe they're really doing fans a service by introducing their audience to brands they'll love.

22 Musicians Who Sold Ad Space in Their Lyrics

Musicians Who Sold Ad Space in Their Lyrics | Bands Who Sold Out

Resting Places

Celebrities are celebrities because they made a big name for themselves in life. These celebrities, however, also made a big name for themselves in death, commemorating their passing with the most famous celebrity funerals in history.From politicians to athletes to entertainers, some celebrities really know how to go out with a bang in the form of an elaborate funeral. Abraham Lincoln's funeral spanned half a country. Babe Ruth's funeral filled a baseball stadium. Hunter S. Thompson's was a full on celebration, during which his remains were shot out of a cannon. One famous actor's ashes even went into space!Vote up the memorial services and ceremonies you think were <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/memorable-oscar-moments/ranker-film?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the most memorable</a> celebrity funerals ever. Maybe you remember where you were during Princess Diana's funeral, or were among those who shared a moment of silence to pay respects to John Lennon.When celebrities are this famous, their deaths touch millions, and their famous funerals become part of their legacy. Read on to learn more about the ways these famous actors, political figures, and athletes were celebrated and remembered after their deaths.

Tupac Shakur

The Most Memorable Celebrity Funerals

Person

Celebrity Funerals | Famous People Funeral List

Lists about cosmetic surgeries and the people who have them.

Under the Knife

Weird

We&#39;re all a little self-conscious. Many of us&nbsp;look in the mirror and wish there was one thing we could change. For those who want to enhance their image, there&#39;s plastic surgery to take care of that. You&#39;re probably familiar with the standard procedures: liposuction, implants, botox &mdash; but there are some new&nbsp;plastic surgery procedures out there you might not be aware of. We&#39;re bringing you this list to catch you up on the latest trends in plastic surgery.

Want to be taller? There&#39;s surgery for that. Want longer eyelashes? There&#39;s surgery for that. How about a snake-like tongue? Surgery can take care of you there, too. You can even go under the knife for those dimples you always wanted.

The Most Bizarre Plastic Surgery Procedures

Weird Plastic Surgery Procedures

Entertainment

Do celebrities like being famous? These celebs who hate fame sure don't! Though many children dream of growing up to be famous celebrities, enticed by the glitz and the glamor of it all, the famous people on this list would probably recommend otherwise. Why? They each have their own reasons but all the celebrities on this list are here to warn you against the lures of fame and the Hollywood life.Think about it. What's to love about being famous? Johnny Depp has to sneak into restaurants through back doors. George Clooney hasn't been to Central Park in 15 years. Jennifer Lawrence had her privacy violated in one of the most awful ways imaginable. These stars certainly have reasons to loathe their high levels of fame and life in the public eye.That isn't to say there aren't perks tobeing famous. Money is money. Praise is praise. But this list should help give you a little perspective on all the razzle dazzle. Read on to find out what these famous people have had to say about the darker sides of fame and fortune.

27 Celebrities Who Hate Being Famous

Celebrities Who Hate Being Famous | Actors Who Don't Like Fame

Controversy

Love thy neighbor, may he who is without sin cast the first stone, do not judge lest ye be judged yourself - the Bible certainly has some great advice for Christians and anyone trying to be their best self. There are, however, some verses that make us say, &quot;Whaaa?&quot;Without context, many <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/whoa-bible-story-facts/pierce-nahigyan" target="_blank">Bible stories</a> seem to condone deplorable practices,&nbsp;including many acts prohibited in the 10 commandments. Of course, the context for many of these parables occurred thousands of years ago in a time and place far removed from the modern era -&nbsp;but that&nbsp;hasn't stopped people from trying to apply them in modern times.So, what are the most contentious and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/things-you-wont-believe-are-in-the-bible/ashley-reign" target="_blank">controversial verses in the Bible</a>?&nbsp;This list of startling - and sometimes&nbsp;confusing - quotations is offered without interpretation. We're no Biblical scholars. However, we have provided three different translations of each verse&nbsp;to show how these same sentences have been interpreted&nbsp;by various experts.Vote up the Bible verses and quotes you think are the most controversial.

Quotes From the Bible That Sound Made Up - But Aren’t

Quotation

Controversial Bible Verses

If pop culture has enough room for multiple A-list Jennifers&nbsp;and Chrises, its got enough time to make some space for celebrities who should really be more famous than they are today. For example, think back to the start of 2014. In early 2014, most people would respond to the name &quot;Chris Pratt&quot; with &quot;who?&quot;&nbsp;Those who were familiar with his work probably knew him as the bumbling Andy Dwyer from Parks and Recreation. Two years after Parks&nbsp;finished, Chris Pratt starred in Guardians of the Galaxy and&nbsp;joined the rest of the A-list Chrises - and became one of the sexiest men alive. Truly what a difference a year can make.You may wonder what makes a celebrity an A-lister, and which actors are considered B-list celebs. Although Game of Thrones star&nbsp;Kit Harington starred in&nbsp;one of the most popular shows of all time, many commoners still know him as his character name: Jon Snow. B-list actors thrive in supporting roles, yet these are the roles which fully highlight their unique talents and acting styles.&nbsp;Below includes a collection of&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-who-have-killed-people/celebrity-lists?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">all the celebrities</a> who will soon be A-listers. By A-listers, it means&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-film-actors-and-actresses-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">actors and actresses</a> at the height of fame, with names and faces that nearly any bystander could recognize. This list advocates for B-list actors who deserve the A-list treatment.&nbsp;Although these up and coming celebs boast millions of fans, they're still considered B-list (or below) by Hollywood 's standards.&nbsp;So no, this list is not for your friend who just got a guest role on Disney Channel.Feel free to add <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-ultimate-favorites-list/stevo200?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">your favorite</a>&nbsp;soon-to-be famous celebrities, but only if you think they'll be so famous that your grandmother will know their name. Everyone loves Alexander Skarsgard, but love isn't what transformed Andy Dwyer into Star-Lord. Then, check out <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-who-should-be-more-famous/swiperight">who deserves to be a household name in 2022</a>.

Hayley Atwell

Celebrities Who Should Be A-Listers

B List Celebrities Who Should Be A List | Celebs Who Should Be More Famous

The Best and Worst of the NHL

Hockey

Few times of year are more exciting and action-packed as when the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs come around, and many of the most memorable, iconic, and important goals ever scored in hockey game during that time. It's also during times like these that future hall-of-famers cement their legacies. Wayne Gretzky didn't become the great one without scoring his fair share of memorable goals - in fact his last goal ever as an Edmonton Oiler was a Stanley Cup winner. Bobby Orr's soaring goal also won a Stanley Cup. So was Mark Messier's final goal of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals. Great players score great goals - but what are the biggest hockey goals of all time?This list isn't just limited to the NHL. Arguably the greatest moment in American sports history was a hockey goal, when Team USA defeated the Soviet Union at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Travel to Canada and many of the Canadians' most storied moments don't involve the Canadians, they involve Team Canada.This list of memorable hockey goals represents the sport's most important and game-changing, not necessarily the most physically impressive. Sure, that goal by Alex Ovechkin on his back was insane, but it happened against <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-arizona-coyotes-of-all-time/ranker-hockey?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the Phoenix Coyotes</a> during a season in which neither they nor the Washington Capitals were contenders. The most important goals don't have to be fancy, they just need to write history.

The Most Important Hockey Goals of All Time

Greatest Hockey Goals | Important Hockey Goal List

Football, baseball, basketball, hockey. Boring! In the United States, four team sports get all the attention. How about we look at some new sports for a change? Like maybe something that involves ferrets? These weird sports are truly strange, but for whatever reason appeal to daredevils, thrill seekers, and chess masters who also love boxing. What are the craziest, most out there <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-sports-to-play/sports-lists?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">sports to play</a>? This list of weird competitive sports has exactly what you're looking for in a fun new sport to try, as long as you like worms, camels, or to wrestling.What would make hockey better? How about if it was played underwater? Yup, that's a thing. What if instead of racing boats, people raced bathtubs? That exists too. And wouldn't polo be better if played with a goat's carcass instead of a ball? Depending on who you ask, the answer might be yes!Turn off ESPN and take a look at some of the most truly bizarre sports being played around the world. Who knows, maybe your elementary school gym teacher who told you that you'd never be an athlete didn't realize you'd one day be an expert wife carrier? Maybe your true calling is cheese rolling? Or maybe you were born to run a camel wrestling league. Be a sport and upvote the weirdest sports below. Then maybe go give jugger a try!

The Weirdest Sports from Around the World

Weird Sports | Strange Sporting Events Around the World

Beer

It&#39;s a scientific fact that the worse a beer is, the funnier the beer commercials are. Why else are there more Bud Light, Coors Light, and Miller Lite commercials on this list than every other beer-maker combined? These beer ads will have even sober beer aficionados laughing out loud. From the Budweiser frogs and Clydesdales to a whole host of other <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/funny-beer-puns-memes/nathandavidson?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">funny beer</a> commercials, the beer ad videos below are some of the best.

It&#39;s hard to imagine watching television without beer commercials. Remember how fun it was to say &quot;Waaazaaa&quot;? Well, you have Budweiser to thank for that. How about the Real Men of Genius TV and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/top-40-mainstream-stations-and-networks/reference" target="_blank">radio </a>ads? Without Bud Light you wouldn&#39;t know what that even meant. And no football fan could forget the Coors Light Press Conferences with real NFL coaches!

In a way, we should all be thankful American beer stinks. If Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors spent time improving their beer then they wouldn&#39;t spend so much money entertaining us with awesome beer commercials like these. Then again, Heineken tastes great and has hilarious advertisements, so maybe that theory doesn&#39;t hold true. In any case, grab a cold one and upvote the funniest beer <a href="https://www.ranker.com/tags/commercials" target="_blank">commercials</a> below!

The Funniest Beer Commericals Ever

Beer Ads | Funny Beer Commercials (with Videos)

2015: The Year in Review

Snacks

Before Taco Bell&#39;s Crunchwrap Supreme found its way into your heart and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-mcdonalds-menu-items/ranker-food" target="_blank">McDonald&#39;s</a> McRib sandwich became your reason for living, a few (lucky) fast food patrons got to try them out before everyone else. That&#39;s right, before the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/top-fast-food-brands?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best fast food</a> chains introduce a new fast food menu item nationally, they test it at a few restaurants around the country to see how well it sells. This process allows the restaurant chains to gather data to see whether a nationwide roll out makes financial sense. Are you dying to know about new <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-taco-bell-menu-items/ranker-food" target="_blank">Taco Bell</a> specials? Can&#39;t wait to get your hands on a new McDonald&#39;s burger or a new KFC burger? Well, read on.&nbsp;

A year before&nbsp;Taco Bell&#39;s Waffle Taco became the best fast food item in history, it was only available at a handful of stores in Southern California. The data gathered at these stores determined that the Waffle Taco was ready for national sale. Now it&#39;s time for a new set of foods to find their way to our bellies. Which items would you like to see become staples at your favorite fast food chains? Are you excited to try the seasoned Chicken McNuggets at McDonalds? Not sure why White Castle would make veggie sliders but excited to try them nonetheless? Indifferent about the crispy chicken quesadilla at Taco Bell? Have you already been adding crispy chicken from KFC into cheese quesadillas at your neighborhood KFC/Taco Bell for years and think that they may have actually stolen your idea? Vote for the new fast food burgers, finger foods, salads, and side dishes that have you licking your lips in anticipation.&nbsp;

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