We’ve all experienced that moment of panic at baggage claim. The carousel keeps spinning, bags keep emerging, but yours is nowhere to be found. While most lost luggage eventually finds its way home (a reassuring 99.5% according to experts), some bags remain mysteries forever.

What happens to these permanently displaced belongings? They often end up at Unclaimed Baggage, a unique retailer that purchases and sells items from luggage that airlines couldn’t reunite with their owners. Their annual “Found Report” reveals the strangest discoveries from the past year, and this list will have you double-checking what you packed!

From the simply bizarre (a freeze-dried chicken foot) to the potentially priceless (an original movie script from “The Goonies” and a letter signed by Eleanor Roosevelt from 1944), these forgotten treasures paint a fascinating picture of what people consider travel essentials.

Some items leave us with more questions than answers. Who travels with a toilet seat? What exactly is a “teeth bedazzling set” and why would someone need it on vacation? And perhaps most puzzling—why would anyone pack a preserved rattlesnake in a jar of whiskey?

Other discoveries seem to tell stories of adventures interrupted: a Turkish ceremonial wedding headdress, an antique French book on performing exorcisms, a Tibetan singing bowl, and a steel Roman soldier helmet all hint at journeys far more exotic than the typical family vacation.

Then there are the items that make you wonder about the traveler’s priorities: silicone butt pads, a silicone pregnancy belly, and glow-in-the-dark drumsticks certainly aren’t typical packing list items for most of us!

The next time you’re frantically stuffing that last pair of shoes into your suitcase, remember these unclaimed treasures. Not only will it make you smile, but it might also inspire you to keep better track of your luggage—especially if it contains a 3-D printed modular fiddle or a toilet brush shaped like a cherry.

Credit: This article was inspired by the annual “Found Report” from Unclaimed Baggage, which compiles the strangest items found in lost luggage each year.