'[I found] an entire tribe of raccoons living in the attic': 20+ New homeowners who discovered weird items left behind

You never know what you'll find when you're moving to a new home! Surprises await in closets and crawl spaces, attics, and basements. A lot of homeowners leave behind a decent amount of stuff that they can't bring with them for one reason or another. Instead of bringing along a few heavy chests or antique bookshelves that they never use, they'd rather just leave them for the next person to deal with. 

However, the people replying to u/Oblivious_Dude14's thread have found some truly strange stuff in their new abodes. They've realized just how much information you can glean about the previous homeowners just from their belongings. One person found this cool-looking glass bowl, and their family spent ages using it as a fruit dish. Until one day they decided to get it appraised, and realized it's actually quite valuable! 

Not everyone made discoveries that were positive, however. A few people made some disturbing or downright scary discoveries! Check out all of the oddities left by the previous owner down below. 

After that, read the hilarious tale of a teenager who was continually late to school and got detention for it---only for their father to end up sitting in the detention room instead!