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From butterflies to breast milk, Uber's list of lost items reveals wild backseat discoveries
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From butterflies to breast milk, Uber's list of lost items reveals wild backseat discoveries

BBC World · Jun 3, 2026, 6:51 PM

Key takeaways

  • An ankle monitor, a meat slicer, some breast milk, and a package of live butterflies walk into an Uber...except this is not the setup to a joke.
  • The seemingly unrelated items have made it to the rideshare company's annual list of bizarre items left behind by riders.
  • The list includes categories for the most unique items lost, the most commonly forgotten items, the most forgetful cities, yearly trends, and others.

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Grace Eliza Goodwin Getty Images. An ankle monitor, a meat slicer, some breast milk, and a package of live butterflies walk into an Uber...except this is not the setup to a joke.

The seemingly unrelated items have made it to the rideshare company's annual list of bizarre items left behind by riders.

The list includes categories for the most unique items lost, the most commonly forgotten items, the most forgetful cities, yearly trends, and others.

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