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Editor in Chief Bill	15 Jun 2022 11:51 a.m. PST
An 18th-century cockroach named Peri, discovered in the ledger of a French slave-trading vessel, has become a surprise addition to the National Archives after the book was opened for the first time in more than two centuries… The Guardian: link
Tortorella	15 Jun 2022 12:39 p.m. PST
Surprised he was not still alive…
Frederick	15 Jun 2022 2:32 p.m. PST
True that!
Dave Jackson	15 Jun 2022 3:46 p.m. PST
He'll receive a peer in the House of Lords…
ZULUPAUL	16 Jun 2022 2:15 a.m. PST
Come to Detroit there are plenty of them.
Dn Jackson	16 Jun 2022 8:03 a.m. PST
He was squished next to an 18th Century Twinkie that was still good.
pzivh43	16 Jun 2022 9:34 a.m. PST
And an early version of a Mcdonald french fry.
Dagwood	17 Jun 2022 8:32 a.m. PST
You could extract the DNA and make a clone, and resurrect it ! Wait ….

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