There's a lot of weirdness in the world. Some of that weirdness doesn't really need an explanation. At the same time, though, there are some weird things that we're just dying to learn more about.
Like these weird things, that people decided to put on the internet in order to find answers. And it was a smart move, too, because that's exactly what they got — because they asked Reddit's r/whatisthisthing community, who have a crazy track record for identify the weirdest, most random and obscure things out there.