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Archaeologists are… <a href="https://t.co/NYoKRVI2f4">pic.twitter.com/NYoKRVI2f4</a></p>— GoodMorningRooster (@RoosterGM) <a href="https://twitter.com/RoosterGM/status/1925732175523029143?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cmb0swyto001h3b72vv0ksxk0@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'According to the\xa0<a href="https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/2025/05/19/lubbock-west-texas-roadwork-finds-ice-age-giant-sloth-museum-texas-tech-what-happens-next/83652936007/">Lubbock Avalanche-Journal</a>, the remains are currently being preserved and studied by the Museum of Texas Tech.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmb0swsaj00163b72dftfb0cs@published'}, {'data': {'text': "Dr. Eileen Johnson, the museum's curator of anthropology, the director 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