A man in Athens, Georgia with bronchitis visited the emergency room with symptoms and came home with a bit of a surprise: a pearl!

Recently, 46 year-old Calvin Wright of Athens, Georgia visited the emergency room and came home with a surprise, a pearl! According to Fox News, Wright was unaware he had a pearl in his ear until doctors removed it it. The pearl had been in Wright's ear for 41 years!

Wright explained that he and his sister were playing with their mom's pearl necklace when he was five years old. The pearl necklace broke and his sister stuck two of the pearls in his ears, resulting in a trip to the hospital. The hospital assured Wright's parents the pearls had been removed; however, Wright's recent trip to the hospital proved otherwise.

What an unexpected and rare place to find a pearl!