If you wanted to really summarize the times we live in, what items would you put in a time

capsule, only intended to be opened after many, many years? It's a difficult question.

To really define a time with just items alone can be tricky, but plenty have done it. And once

opened, the stuff inside can be pretty mind-blowing. From age-old mysteries to futuristic

constructions, let's crack open the most exciting time capsules, including a few we were never

supposed to see. In a project led by Professor and Historian, Thornwell Jacobs, along with scientist Thomas Peters, the spectacularly named Crypt of Civilization was built between 1937 and 1940.

This remarkable project was intended to encapsulate civilization and human development

of the first half of the 20th century.

This 2,000 cubic foot impenetrable airtight chamber is sealed behind a heavy steel door, welded shut in 1940 at Oglethorpe University in Georgia, and is intended to be kept under tight wraps until the year 81.13.

But what keepsakes are they keeping in this crypt for the next 6,000 years?

Well, first and foremost, there's literature and religious texts, which may not seem particularly remarkable.

But what is remarkable is that Peter specifically invented and included a device to make sure they're readable,

even if languages undergo extreme changes in the next 6,000 years.

Called the Language Integrator, this device is essentially a hand-operated

movie projector with sound and is intended to be able to teach future civilizations English.

In addition to this, there are also other technologies such as a toaster, typewriter, sewing

machine, camera, and a telephone, to name a few.

We can only imagine what advanced tech the people of the distant future opening the crypt may have access to.

So much so, who knows if they'll even understand what something as simplistic as a typewriter even is.

Some cultural items are included too, such as artworks, ornaments, transcriptions of radio shows,

and of course a stuffed Donald Duck toy. Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of this

capsule though is the voice recordings of various world leaders of the time. From Franklin D.

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