I bought a second hand magazine...and found a photo of my school

@Porcospino (31366)
Denmark
August 17, 2021 9:43am CST
Last time I visited a second hand store I bought a pile of old magazines. When I opened one of the magazines something fell out. It was a photo of the school I attended many years ago. All of the students and all of the teachers were standing in front of the school. It was hard to see the individual students and teachers because there were so many people, but the students in the front row were easy to recognize. And guess who I found in the first row? My brother! He attended the same school as me, but he is younger than me and I had left the school when the photo was taken. I also recognized a few of my teachers. The school we attended is located in the city where I bought the magazines, and the photo (and the magazine) probably belonged to a parent, a student or a teacher. The store is in one of the largest cities in Denmark and there are plenty of schools, so I was surprised to find a photo of my school. It surprised me even more to see my brother's smiling face in the front row... I have found other things in second hand books and magazines and library books for instance an old heating bill, a letter from a social worker, a library card from the local music library, a shopping list and articles torn out of newspapers, but it is the first time I have found a photo of a place I know in person. Have you found anything in second hand books, magazines or library books?
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
17 Aug 21
I've found money being used as bookmarks a couple of time but that was the extent of what I found.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
17 Aug 21
I guess it was a lower bill
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Aug 21
I have never found money. I wish more people would use money as bookmarks
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
17 Aug 21
@marlina Yes, $1 USD.
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@RebeccasFarm (86764)
• United States
17 Aug 21
Isnt that lovely ..so nice No I had not found anything but online I found a photo of a cinema I went to when a child
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Aug 21
It was a nice surprise I left that school in the 90s, and I didn't expect to find a photo in a magazine. The photo of the cinema you found reminded me of a YouTube video I once found. It was from an amusement park that used to exist in my city. I really enjoyed watching that one.
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• United States
18 Aug 21
@Porcospino Aw such good memories we find
@prashu228 (37526)
• India
17 Aug 21
No I haven't..but it's a good surprise for you
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Aug 21
Yes, it was a very nice surprise. I left the school many years ago, but I immediately recognized the photo
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
17 Aug 21
@marlina (154166)
• Canada
17 Aug 21
No, never found anything in a book. But found money on the ground many times
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Aug 21
I have found many things, including things I wouldn't use as bookmarks like a letter.
@wolfgirl569 (95261)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Aug 21
I dont buy to many books or magazines so have not found amything
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
18 Aug 21
I have found many different things including some personal things like letters.
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@JudyEv (325854)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Aug 21
I can't remember finding anything but the occasional bookmark. What a surprise that must have been.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
18 Aug 21
Yes, I was really surprised to find that photo. I left that school many years ago but I recognized the building immediately. It was a nice surprise.
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@prinzcy (32322)
• Malaysia
23 Aug 21
I haven't visit any bookstore for a while now.
@Dena91 (15894)
• United States
17 Aug 21
How funny that a picture of your old school and your brother would be found by you!! No, I haven't ever found anything like that.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
17 Aug 21
Yes, I didn't expect that at all. I left that school many years ago, but it was a nice surprise to find a photo of it.
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