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These discoveries opened the door to deeper questions: What happens to memories once they leave the hippocampus, and what molecular processes decide whether a memory becomes lasting or disappears?

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Their discovery suggested the presence of an entirely new population of distant celestial sources that the Hubble Space Telescope had not been able to detect.

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The most unexpected discovery came from the larger mummy's hind feet: this dinosaur had hooves.

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The haunting discovery inspired Stoppard to write a multigenerational Jewish family epic that ends with an English-raised boy who doesn’t even know he’s Jewish.

Other discoveries include a votive token depicting Christ offering a blessing.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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