People have always realized that they need to save a piece of their time for the future. The oldest time capsule was buried in 1777. It was dug up in the city of Burgos, Spain. Inside the bottle were items such as a wooden statue of Christ, as well as papers related to the politics, culture and economics of that era. These things seem rather simple compared to the weirder and more unusual items that people have found in other capsules.
Find from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The students of the institute decided to bury the capsule in 1957, and left a note inside it stating that it should not be opened until 2957.
A construction team accidentally dug it up in 2015, and while they didn't want to open it, they accidentally hacked into the side wall and had to see what was inside. And there were kept both ordinary objects: newspaper clippings, a student's circle, old coins, and more interesting things from the 1950s, for example, a small bottle of penicillin.
Nazi symbols in a Polish capsule
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Buried in 1934, a copper capsule was found in 2016 in the city of Zlocenec, Poland. It was buried on the site where a Nazi training camp was once located. In this capsule were found various photographs of those times, newspaper clippings, as well as two identical books written by Hitler under the title "Mein Kampf".
At the same time, the impression was created that the Nazis did not at all seek to ensure that their time capsule was quickly discovered and then destroyed. The team of researchers had to struggle for a long time through the thick concrete layer, groundwater and even through several land mines to unearth this ancient capsule.
Albert Einstein's message
During the 1939 World's Fair in New York City, one of two important capsules of the time was buried. They were buried with the intention of not opening them for 5000 years. One of them contained general articles on the most important topics of the time, essays on microfilm, as well as a letter written by Albert Einstein, which he addressed to the people of the future.
The most amazing and inexplicable thing about it is that it seems to have been written today. The famous scientist wrote that people of the future will be able to send messages and share news to each other without any problems. He also predicted that the coming generation will live in constant fear of an unstable economy.
Paul Revere capsule
In 2014, a time capsule of the past from 1795 was discovered in Boston. She was buried inside the cornerstone laid by the famous American figures of the time, Paul Revere and Samuel Adams.
They found many old coins and newspaper clippings in it. This capsule was made a major historical artifact and was displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts.
Dead Child Time Capsule
In 2016, a construction team set about demolishing an old school facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico. During their work, they unearthed an interesting find in the form of an old time capsule. The bottle was labeled 1968 and contained notes from elementary school students.
In these scraps, children shared with future generations about their favorite television shows and musical preferences. But one of them was very different from the other messages. The following words were written in the note: "I am dead and was born in 1900".
Soviet-era capsule
In 2012, a hundred-year-old capsule was dug right under the statue of Lenin. It was buried by members of the Soviet youth team, leaving a note inside that the capsule should not be opened until 2024.
Inside the bottle were letters from young guys and girls, in which they praised Vladimir Lenin and argued that they did not feel sorry for their labors and efforts, as they were confident that the future generation would be even better and worthier thanks to their contributions, including.
Time capsule inside the lion statue
Atop the rooftop of Boston's Old Capitol has been a golden lion for years. During the restoration of the building in 2014, it was temporarily dismantled. Since rumors that there is a time capsule inside it have been spreading for many years, the restorer decided to check how true they are.
Pulling back the barrier in the hole in the lion's head, he noticed a copper box inside. It contained old clippings, badges with a portrait of Roosevelt, as well as a piece of wood from the first lion statue, created in 1880.
Paris Opera capsule
In 1907, the theater workers decided to keep their best operatic singing for years to come. They hoped that in this way they would reveal their vocal abilities to the people of the future.
However, most of these records were stolen and lost back in the 20th century. The rest survived, and were found in 2007 during the installation by workers of the air conditioner. Now they are in the National Library of the country.
Hiroshima Victim's Nail Capsule
In 2000, a time capsule was opened in Japan and buried in 1970. It contained eyeballs made of glass, as well as a black nail that had been given to one of the victims of the atomic bombing.
This capsule will be refilled and re-buried every 200 years so that people do not forget about the dire consequences of this disaster.
Grandpa's time capsule
While cleaning his grandmother's house, the young guy discovered a secret place under the bottom of the cabinet. There was a small box. The grandmother had no idea where he came from in her house, and she allowed to open the find.
Inside the box was a time capsule and a note that read, "Give up hope, everyone who enters here."
Inside the capsule were pretty simple things: a pen, a flashlight, and other similar trinkets. Most creepy of all this was the warning on the note.
Ekaterina Vladimirovna