Considering ancient secrets can lie just a few feet underground, it's hardly surprising that construction workers often stumble across some pretty amazing stuff.

But over the years, some of these discoveries have been truly astounding.

From ancient mummies to a very costly spider, let's explore some of the most incredible discoveries ever made by construction workers.

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You'd be amazed.

During the construction of a new nanotechnology building for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2015,

workers uncovered a peculiar cylindric sealed glass container with a strange message.

Some investigation revealed it to be a time capsule buried in 1957 to commemorate the opening of high-tech labs focusing on electronics,

computing, and nuclear science. The capsule contained scientific papers and paraphernalia,

including an electronic device called a cryotron, which had been expected to revolutionize the

computing world because of its superconducting properties. It never did, which means the future is probably as

disappointing for those MIT professors as it is for us. The capsule was buried for 58 years,

but bore a strict demand on the front. Do not open until 2957. We were 942 years early when we

opened it, earning us another disappointed look from the ghosts of science

past. That same year, a Scottish construction crew renovating a bridge near Cengussy dug up a rusty

metal box containing a newspaper clipping from September 1894, a paper scroll, and a bottle of

whiskey. While it seemed the perfect reward for a hard day's work,

the Highland Folk Museum swept in before the workers were able to enjoy the 121-year-age scotch.

The identity of the person who buried the time capsule remains a mystery, but it's fair to assume

they're probably not coming back for it now. Now it's time for a question that you've probably

never asked yourself. If cruise ships are the hotels of the sea, what does that make ships that

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