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Secrets Revealed by Safe Deposit Boxes

Be Amazed

Be Amazed

Science, Society & Culture, History, Leisure, Documentary

5710 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

In a world where online banking is the norm, the use of safes and safe deposit boxes might seem a little old school. But, in reality, there are around 25 million safe deposit boxes being rented right now in the United States alone, and with that many tightly-locked, valuable boxes, comes a whole lot of mystery. From insane secret stashes of cash to creepy collections, and even Einstein’s eyeballs, come along as we unlock some of the craziest secrets revealed by safes and safe deposit boxes. 



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in a world where online banking is the norm.

0:04.0

The use of safe and safe deposit boxes might seem a little old school.

0:08.0

But in reality, there are around 25 million safe deposit boxes being rented right now in the United States along,

0:17.0

and with that many tightly locked valuable boxes comes a whole lot of mystery.

0:21.6

From insane secret stashes of cash to creepy collections, and even Einstein's eyeballs, come along as we unlock some of the craziest secrets revealed by safes and safe deposit boxes.

0:34.6

You're listening. You're listening to be amazed.

0:44.3

Safe deposit boxes, sturdy storage containers, usually kept in bank vaults, have been widely used to store personal valuables since the 1860s, so it's no surprise historical

0:56.0

oddities turn up when they're finally opened.

0:59.0

In early 2021, TikTok user Billy Holt and his partner Sean got their hands on an old safe deposit box unit that was on sale at an auction of an old bank that was closing down.

1:10.0

Rules and regulations around the auctioning of abandoned safety deposit boxes vary from state to state.

1:15.6

While usually banks are required to keep a log of and turn over abandoned safe deposit boxes to the state,

1:20.6

it looks like this one slipped through the cracks and was only found when it came to clearing out the old building.

1:25.6

The couple had only intended to use the unit as a coffee table, but little did they know

1:31.0

they'd bond far more than somewhere to place their cups of jail.

1:34.5

The unit contained 30 safe deposit boxes that dated back all the way to the 1920s, and

1:40.0

the abandoned property was all still inside. Best of all, the bank gave Billy and Sean the keys to each box.

1:48.0

Documenting their finds on TikTok, the couple took it in turns to open each box one at a time,

1:53.0

and boy, was there some intriguing stuff behind those little doors.

1:57.0

While many boxes contained what you'd expect to find in a safe deposit box, personal documents

2:02.1

and jewelry, other contents were nothing short of bizarre.

2:06.5

The box labeled 113 contained a reversible little red riding hood puppet that could turn

2:11.3

into grandma as well as the horrifying wolf in grandma's clothes.

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