47 Things Touched-by-Time That Shows Nothing Lasts Forever

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"A Black Shirt Of Mine That Got A Solar Tie-Dye Job After Years Of Being Crammed In The Back Of My Car"

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"My Parents' Cat Always Follows The Same Path Through Their Garden"

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"Generations Of Bunnies Have Worn A Perfect Groove In My Neighbor's Fence"

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"23 Years Ago, My Girlfriend Was Given 2 Identical Stuffed Peter Rabbit Toys. One She Kept With Her At All Times (And Still Does), The Other Was Stored Away"

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"Countless Hours Of Wind Moved The Chains To Get This Piece Of Art"

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"Family Heirloom Watch That Was Passed Down To Me. Traces Of The Family Photo Carried On The Back Are Still Visible"

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"A Broken Tube TV In My Work Has "Game Over" Burnt Into The Screen"

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"A Stop Sign In My Town Is So Old It's Becoming A Metal Band Logo"

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"Years Of Graffiti (Oakland, CA, 2012)"

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"Organ Keys From The 1850s"

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"400-Year-Old Wooden Staircase In Prague"

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"The Art And The Artist 11 Years Later"

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"The Stirring Pattern Formed Over Time In My Coffee Cup"

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"Today On My Walk I Found An "Army Man" Embedded In The Sidewalk"

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"You Can See My Weight Loss Progress In My Work Belt"

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"Four Leaf Clover My Great-Grandmother Found In 1922 In Her Diary"

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"Decomposed Jeans I Found On The Job Yesterday"

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"Moss Growing On A Sign, But Only The Parts That Illuminate"

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"My Mom's Purse Was Stolen In The 80s At A Hiking Trailhead. Today Someone Found It. The Leather Was All Destroyed, But She Is Getting Some Cool Keepsakes Back"

22.

"All The Layers Of Paint On The Berlin Wall"

23.

"It's Safe To Assume Which Pocket My Husband Prefers To Keep His Phone In"

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"I'd Been Looking For A Replacement Blanket For My Favorite Wamsutta Comforter. Top Is The One In Use For 40+ Years. Bottom Is The Replacement"

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"My Dad Found A ~20-Year-Old Banana In His Coat Pocket"

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"The Well-Worn Groove On This Step At Westminster Abbey, After 800 Or So Years Of Visitors"

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"A Gift Bag My Mom Has Been Reusing For 39 Years"

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"An Elderly Customer Came In Today With A McDonald's VIP Card"

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"My Mother-In-Law Plays A Lot Of Yahtzee. Bottom Row Are Her Favorite Dice"

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"Same Size, Make And Model Boots, 1 Year Wear And Tear Of Working In A Mine"

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"My Husband's Decade-Old Computer Chair vs. New One, The Same Model, I Am Surprising Him With"

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"Wooden Dog Sculpture In The Local Park Got A Little Mycology Make-Over"

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"I Work In A School That Was Built In 1917. These Are The Stairs From Students Walking On Them For Over A Century"

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"Found A Go Pro That's Been In The Ocean For Roughly 2 Months, It Still Works"

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"Eiffel Tower's Stairs Are Slightly More Worn On The Inside Because Of People's Fear Of Heights"

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"Years Of Paint Build-Up I Chipped Of An Old Trestle At Work"

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"The Way The Sticker On This Shampoo Bottle Has Worn Looks Like A Letter Tornado"

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"The Door Handle To The Restroom At Work Is Marked By Wedding Rings"

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"My Dress Shoe Sole Has Worn Out To Make It Look Like It Has An Eye On The Bottom Of It"

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"Finally Got A New Phone Cord At Work"

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"Went Back To Office Today Since I Started Teleworking From Pandemic"

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"A Customer At My Work Paid With A Series 1934 $100 Bill"

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"The Wall After Countless Swipes With Key Cards"

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"My Old Next To My New Clogs"

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"After 4 Years Of Wearing This Sweatshirt To Work, A Completely Different Imprint Has Started To Appear Under The Original"

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"What Working And Sitting On The Same Spot For 41 Years Does To The Floor"

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"New vs. Old $20 Bills In ATM Dispenser"