Homeowner finds 1994 time capsule – and then finds its owner
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Homeowner finds 1994 time capsule – and then finds its owner

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Homeowner finds 1994 time capsule – and then finds its owner Getty Images A time capsule discovery has social media up in arms. Shortly after the new year in 1994, 12-year-old Nathan Headden hid a time capsule in his Springfield, Missouri home's crawl space, which he recalls being "a pretty scary place for a kid". Headden's newly found time capsule loot is packed with '90s nostalgia and items of personal significance, including: a Casey Jones action figure from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles a TaleSpin figurine a Pog and Slammer the label from an Oscar Mayer Little Smokies package a toy car an alcohol swab a The Lion King card of Mufasa and Scar a scroll with the lyrics from Be Prepared, a song on The Lion King soundtrack football-player trading cards featuring John Randle, Keith McKeller, and Kent Hull a fake $50 note, which he now describes as "religious tract advertising" often found in public places a photo of his 10-year-old brother, whom he described in his letter as having "a promising future" a gift tag "I included items I loved playing with at the time and a couple of things that confuse adult me," Headden says, "like the Little Smokies and alcohol wipe. In the time capsule letter, he described himself as "a 12 year old with the inetelect of a 30 year old and the spelling of a seven year old."