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BIZARRE: Human ancestor lucy still has secrets 50 years after discovery - What They Never Told You

The discovery of 3.18 million year-old remains was a breakthrough for paleontology (Credit: AFP)

She was, for a while, the oldest known member of the human family. Fifty years after the discovery of Lucy in Ethiopia, the remarkable remains continue to yield theories and questions.

In a non-descript room in the National Museum of Ethiopia, the 3.18-million-year-old bones are delicately removed from a safe and placed on a long table.

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