Gallery: The Most Bizarre Stuff Caught in a Berlin Sewage Plant, From Bullets to False Teeth
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False Teeth
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Rubber Duck
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Sledgehammer
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Turtle Shell
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Green Toy Car
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Rifle Shells
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Stuffed Animal
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German ID Card
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Toothbrush
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Beer Bottle
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Dolphin Figurine
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Shuttlecock
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Watch
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Set of Keys
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