New research has revealed some of the most bizarre things people have left in their wills with not everything going to their family members or loved ones. 

The research has been carried out by life insurance broker, LifeSearch, who analysed public messenger boards including Reddit and Ranker to find the strangest items and requests.  

One man left his prostate to a giraffe, another lady left £100,000 to her pet goldfish and one grandmother left a single penny and list of “nasty comments” for each family member. 

Some other bizarre items people inherited were Christmas socks, a Toblerone and a manure spreader was left by a father to his son, who also disinherited him. 

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Emma Walker, Chief Marketing Officer at LifeSearch said: "Planning for death is daunting, morbid and something we naturally don’t want to do. Yet writing a will is hugely important and, at a practical level, a way to ensure the things we love and treasure make it to the right people.

"Using the guide we’ve put together, we invite people to side-step the jargon and plan, with confidence, their affairs - including safe passage for those quirky and esoteric items we collect along the way."

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The list has been compiled in a bid to raise awareness about the importance of wills and how crucial it is to be clued up on the process of planning a will, no matter your age or health. 

LifeSearch say that they hope by highlighting the weird and wonderful things people leave in their wills, it will encourage people to think about the future and begin planning what they would like to happen in the event of them not being around to tell their loved ones.