He Bought a Sack of Potatoes and Got the Surprise of His Life

He bought a sack of potatoes – and was horrified.

A man from France went to the market and bought a 25-kilogram sack of potatoes.

But when he got home, he realized the sack didn’t just contain… potatoes.

At first glance, it looked like a slightly larger potato, so he set it aside.

When he looked more closely, he was horrified.

In the next moment, he ordered his children and wife to stay away from the sack and leave the house.

The man had found an unexploded World War II hand grenade in the sack.

With great caution, he carried it behind the house and alerted the authorities.

Fortunately, everything turned out fine, and the appropriate authorities safely removed the explosive device.

It’s likely the man won’t forget any time soon that his wife almost… cooked a grenade.

The Grenade… the “Potato”

The incident has since gone viral, and the couple from France has become known on social media.

Many internet users are now wondering whether the seller of the potato sack knew what was inside.