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LESSON 2 · How Humans Evolved

PAUSE TO THINK

How did Lucy get her name?

From a Beatles song

The night the team uncovered her bones in 1974, they celebrated in camp with **'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'** playing on repeat. The nickname stuck, and one of the most famous fossils in science has been **'Lucy'** ever since.

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