March 10 (UPI) -- National Parks Service officials said a rusted metal case found buried at Petrified Forest National Park turned out to contain makeup dating back more than 100 years. Petrified Forest National Park officials said in a Facebook post that the "small metal case" was found at the site of a homestead that was "owned by the Howell family around 1900." Advertisement "At first the case was rusted shut and we were uncertain of its contents," the post said. Officials were eventually able to open the case, revealing "some very dried-up cosmetics." "This cosmetics case likely belonged to one of the women of the Howell ranch or the Olson family who bought the property in the 1930s," the post said. The National Parks Service said the makeup case and other "personal items help tell the story of the generations of women who have called the Petrified Forest landscape home." Read More Brazilian speedrunner sets new 41.022-second 'Super Mario World' record Loose cow wanders California highway, strip mall parking lot British farm announces birth of five-legged lamb Latest Headlines Odd News // 8 hours ago Briefcase of family memories accidentally donated to thrift store March 11 (UPI) -- Employees at a Colorado thrift store tracked down a man who mistakenly donated a briefcase that turned out to be filled with 80 years of memories. Odd News // 9 hours ago Man uses folding chair to rescue deer stuck atop wooden fence March 11 (UPI) -- A Texas man rescued a deer that became stuck while trying to jump over a fence from one yard to another in his neighborhood. Odd News // 9 hours ago Letters from previous residents found hidden behind Nebraska home's mirror March 11 (UPI) -- A couple renovating the house they recently purchased in Nebraska removed a bathroom mirror and found two letters from previous residents -- one from 1967, and another from 1995. Odd News // 9 hours ago Dallas Zoo dubs newborn colobus monkey Mkali March 11 (UPI) -- The Dallas Zoo announced a colobus monkey born recently at the facility has been confirmed as a girl and officials dubbed the new arrival Mkali. Odd News // 10 hours ago 7-year-old breaks world record for identifying DC Comics characters March 11 (UPI) -- A 7-year-old comic book fan from India broke a Guinness World Record by identifying 60 DC Comics characters from photos in one minute. Odd News // 10 hours ago Badger found trapped between house and fence March 11 (UPI) -- Animal rescuers in Britain were called to a home to rescue a badger that became trapped in the narrow gap between a home and a fence. Odd News // 12 hours ago Mount Everest climbers hold world's highest tea party March 11 (UPI) -- An adventurer from Seattle was awarded a Guinness World Record for hosting the world's highest tea party when he and his team sat down for hot beverages at a height of 21,312 feet above sea level on Mount Everest. Odd News // 12 hours ago New Jersey animal control officer called to capture fake parrot March 11 (UPI) -- Police in New Jersey said an animal control officer responding to a report of a parrot on the loose in a wooded area arrived to find the alleged avian was actually a decorative ceramic bird. Odd News // 16 hours ago College student wins $100,000 after playing lottery for first time on birthday March 11 (UPI) -- Laniah Ashley, a student at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, won $100,000 from a scratch-off ticket after she played the lottery for the first time on her birthday. Odd News // 17 hours ago African grey parrot learns how to paint at Maryland Zoo March 11 (UPI) -- An African grey parrot named Echo is out to prove that birds can be painters too at Maryland Zoo.
March 10 (UPI) -- National Parks Service officials said a rusted metal case found buried at Petrified Forest National Park turned out to contain makeup dating back more than 100 years.
Petrified Forest National Park officials said in a Facebook post that the "small metal case" was found at the site of a homestead that was "owned by the Howell family around 1900." Advertisement
"At first the case was rusted shut and we were uncertain of its contents," the post said.
Officials were eventually able to open the case, revealing "some very dried-up cosmetics."
"This cosmetics case likely belonged to one of the women of the Howell ranch or the Olson family who bought the property in the 1930s," the post said.
The National Parks Service said the makeup case and other "personal items help tell the story of the generations of women who have called the Petrified Forest landscape home."