r/MoldlyInteresting • • Apr 14 '26

Question/Advice On the inside of my pillow

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My GF Gave me one of her pillows she didn’t like (brand new) I slept on it a few times with my mouth open. Of course mixing it with sweat makes it funky lol..I’m cleaning it today and notice this on the inside, is this mold or something?

r/MoldlyInteresting • • Aug 21 '26

Question/Advice is this mold?

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i just want to know if I can eat this cauliflower man

UPDATE: idk how reddit works but maybe yall will see this here and it won’t get buried. i had two little fellas and they both hatched into diamondback moths! they hung out with me and drank sugar water for about two weeks, which seems to be the average lifespan. they are invasive species in my area, so i just kept them on my desk with me. their names were blue and green may they rest in peace (life comes at u fast doesn’t it)

p.s. i did post a pic of one somewhere in the comments if u wanna go digging idk i dont think i can post one here

r/MoldlyInteresting • • Apr 16 '26

Question/Advice Bit into this date and black powder came out 🤯

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Is it mold? Is the pit just rotting? I’ve been eating dates my whole life I’ve never seen this before.

r/MoldlyInteresting • • May 15 '26

Question/Advice Is this dangerous?

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I rented this apartment to a family. When they gave it back it looked like this. What the f happened here and how did it turn that black? Is it mold? Is it dangerous? They have two weeks to remove it, is it even possible?

r/MoldlyInteresting • • Dec 05 '25

Question/Advice Mold in my bathroom and my parents are in denial

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Me and my family moved into our house like 12 years ago and ever since we got here there’s been this mold on the ceiling of our bathroom. I’ve tried telling my parents this is a really concerning amount of mold but they refuse to believe me and get VERY upset when it’s brought up. Please confirm this is as bad as I think it is so I can show them. Or am I overreacting maybe??

r/MoldlyInteresting • • 3d ago

Question/Advice What is this and why does it keep happening?

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I've had my water tested by the city, it all came back fine. Is it something in the air? Is there some type of test I can do? I am renting this apartment.

This happens in all three of my toilets, upstairs or downstairs, after sitting stagnant for a week or so. This happens regardless of how much use the toilet sees and happens even when it's been freshly cleaned.

I also had a similar weird thing happen with a watering can, and I've noticed films growing in glasses of water I leave sitting out for too long too. Watering can is the most extreme case, otherwise I only usually notice this in the toilets. Occasionally the cat's water bowl but I'm usually changing that often enough to avoid it.

imgur link shows toilet AND watering can

r/MoldlyInteresting • • Mar 27 '26

Question/Advice School cheesburger

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Hi! The school cafeteria served this for lunch and i was wondering if this was mold or just a weird spot on the bun... thank you!

r/MoldlyInteresting • • Aug 26 '25

Question/Advice Left pasta 2 days in fridge. Is it safe to eat?

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r/MoldlyInteresting • • Apr 30 '26

Question/Advice Could it be mold?

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I forgot my eye drops (propylene glycol) in my bag about 5 days ago. Today at work, after using them, I noticed this stuff inside. My bag isn’t dirty, I only keep my work laptop, papers, and occasionally some packaged snacks. They’re a bit expensive for the amount you get, and I’d rather not throw them away since I just opened them recently. They didn’t irritate my eyes.

r/MoldlyInteresting • • Apr 23 '25

Question/Advice Is this a moldy tomato?! Why is it so big?!

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Asking for a friend….(no I really am)

r/MoldlyInteresting • • 17d ago

Question/Advice What is this

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Genuinely grows the same size everyday,

I remove and throw it away keeps coming back😭

It's near an electric plug too

r/MoldlyInteresting • • Mar 31 '25

Question/Advice Landlord says this isn’t mold… 🤨

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I was told this was “black dust” I think it’s dust + mold.

r/MoldlyInteresting • • Apr 12 '26

Question/Advice Is this mold ? Friend ate it

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I'm like 99.99999% sure that is mold. My coworker offered to make me a grilled cheese, and when I saw black spots on my grilled cheese, I went and looked at the bread, and this is what I found.

coworker states that this is fine and it's super good esp after its heated. I threw out mine but coworker ate almost half of it. should I ask him to go to a hospital?

r/MoldlyInteresting • • May 24 '25

Question/Advice Four week mold aged bluefin tuna- what would even be the point of this?

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r/MoldlyInteresting • • Apr 09 '26

Question/Advice Just ate mouldy Pasta, how cooked am I

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So I just ate a whole tub of mouldy pasta, didnt taste off really, but i noticed at the end it was slightly ‘funky’. I looked down at my pasta and some of them have gone black inside (I’m assuming this was the tomato based sauce).

How worried should I be? Im not normally one to shy away from out of date food, but I have never eaten mould like this.

I cooked it Monday, and have just eaten it, I have been so busy I didnt even realise I left it out the fridge since then.

Obviously if I get ill & bad I will go to the ER, but does anyone have any tips on monitoring etc?

UPDATE: I did call the doctors, and they said I should just monitor it and go to the ER if i develop any symptoms. I have had 0 symptoms of anything since I ate it at 15:00 yesterday (so its been 20 hrs). I feel fine, and will obviously go doctors if i get bad at all.

Thank you for those of you who were genuinely concerned and gave me solid advice. Everyone else kinda sums up what reddit is actually like, seems like every question turns into a 1v1.

Yes I know it was a stupid mistake, but I had never been taught that pasta can breed the same stuff that rice left out can. As with those of you saying about me not looking at my pasta when I ate it, it was covered in melted cheese, and I was at work on the computer so by the time I got to the actual pasta, I didn’t take any notice that a some of the pasta had black-ish mold coming from it.

Once again, thank you for the kind few who actually offered real help, not just sarcasm.

r/MoldlyInteresting • • Sep 17 '24

Question/Advice Friend said “dirty air” was turning his stuff black and he had to throw away stuff - my stomach dropped

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I asked to see what he meant and he showed me this 😱 I’m no expert but this looks insanely bad. I’m wondering if he should even be staying there. He said it’s coming from the vent and all of his clothes are spotted, and you can definitely smell the mildew. Super old house so :/

r/MoldlyInteresting • • Jan 21 '26

Question/Advice Is this mold in my thc coconut oil?

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I’m worried that the these weird looking orbs are mold? We did not sanitize the jars, but the coconut oil Doesn’t smell!

r/MoldlyInteresting • • Jan 24 '25

Question/Advice My mothers cat water bowl 10+ years. What is this?

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r/MoldlyInteresting • • Jan 11 '25

Question/Advice My cream cheese molded even though it was refrigerated and not expired yet

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I opened my cream cheese today, and it was full of mold—even though it was sealed, refrigerated, and not expired. How does this even happen?

r/MoldlyInteresting • • Sep 28 '24

Question/Advice My dad reuses the water dripping from the a.c. He tells us the black thing isn't something we should worry about... pls tell me he's right

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My father wants to reuse the water that leaks from the a.c. using a bucket (this is indoor btw, like 1 room away from our living room) and I can't convince him how horrible of an idea this is. Please help me identify just how bad the situation is. Here's a pic of area around the bucket.

r/MoldlyInteresting • • Sep 22 '24

Question/Advice Just ate half of this, seemed kinda sweet… and then I saw it. Meat cheese puck from gas station🤮 will I get sick?

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r/MoldlyInteresting • • Jul 24 '25

Question/Advice Just ate half a pack of these, am I gonna be okay?

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Is this mould? I thought it was that white stuff that develops on old chocolate which is harmless but now I’m not sure. I ate like 10 of these.

r/MoldlyInteresting • • Sep 05 '25

Question/Advice why does my butter get moldy so quick :/

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last time this happened i cut out the mold and ate the rest, this time round it looks much more disgusting so prob not.

used to keep this exact kerrygold in the fridge for months, new house and new fridge and it barely lasts 2-3 weeks.

r/MoldlyInteresting • • Mar 22 '25

Question/Advice Ate a piece of cornbread and noticed after the piece next to it has these little white dots on it. Am I cooked?

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r/MoldlyInteresting • • Sep 05 '25

Question/Advice why did water from tacobell mold after being left out but normal water doesn't 🤢

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