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A VW Beetle Spotted in the Insect Collection at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

January 8, 2016

Christopher Jobson

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While walking through the Cleveland Museum of Natural History earlier this week, Redditor muppaphone spotted a toy VW Bug hidden amongst a collection of taxidermied beetles. Most likely the joke of a good-humored curator, commenters suggest museums frequently hide objects like this for observant patrons to discover. Love it. (via Laughing Squid)

 

 

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