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<\/p>\nA couple made a shocking discovery when they started renovating their new home.<\/p>\n
Cathy and Roy Aukamp, 51 and 52 respectively, were tackling a flooded basement caused by a recent storm.<\/p>\n
But they never expected dozens of empty rum bottles to spill out onto their floor.<\/p>\n
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Cathy, from New Jersey, recalled: "My husband had to remove wet plasterboard and all these bottles came pouring out of one of the walls."<\/p>\n
Snapshots of the moment show Roy stunned to silence with a bemused expression on his face and shaking his head.<\/p>\n
His partner saw the funny side though, joking: "Thirsty? It's five o'clock somewhere!"<\/p>\n
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The clip went viral on Instagram, with one responder laughing: "You bought a house from Captain Morgan himself!"<\/p>\n
But another person pointed out: "There is nothing funny about this, that poor person had a bad addiction, and I'm sorry that the new chapter in your life had to start off this way with your new home."<\/p>\n
This commenter's theory is definitely possible.<\/p>\n
After the video swept the web, the former home owner ended up reaching out to the couple.<\/p>\n
Cathy said: "The person who did it saw the video after it went viral and reached out and said there are hundreds more but also that he is now three years sober."<\/p>\n
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It's not the first time home owners have been surprised recently.<\/p>\n
Previously, a dad was stunned after pulling up the rotten floorboards in his house.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a couple who found a hidden "trap door" on their property ended up being pretty freaked out. <\/p>\n
And a mum got the shivers when she realised why her home felt so warm.<\/p>\n
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