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News & Current Events Apr 6, 2026 at 10:05 PM

Human skull discovered during Easter egg hunt in California

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Human skull discovered during Easter egg hunt in California
NBC News
Human skull discovered during Easter egg hunt in California
The remains were found Sunday afternoon in Long Beach’s De Forest Park.

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fireeight Apr 6, 2026 +1544
I feel like that kid wins by default.
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WriterDave Apr 6, 2026 +593
Free therapy for life.
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PlateNo4868 Apr 6, 2026 +159
Or maybe a free skull drinking cup?
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LorderNile Apr 6, 2026 +47
Only if he didn't report it
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stevenmoreso Apr 6, 2026 +42
The road to vanquishing all your enemies has to start somewhere.
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sickfiend Apr 6, 2026 +3
Why isn't it working for trump? You know that guy's favorite cup is a human skull for sure
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MichaelJahrling Apr 6, 2026 +17
That sounds more Hegseth’s style, Trump’s favorite cup is a large McDonald’s.
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Hamrave Apr 7, 2026 +5
Yeah but it's a child's skull so it doesnt work.
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cobaltjacket Apr 7, 2026 +3
[Obligatory](https://youtu.be/ToKcmnrE5oY?si=94CxnpanaIDZc2rV)
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Gettles Apr 6, 2026 +3
If you didn't slay the person yourself then that's just some poser shit.
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TroublesomeTurnip Apr 6, 2026 +4
Off to Goat Valley Campgrounds I gooooo
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its_mabus Apr 6, 2026 +31
Hahahaha no, this is USA, you gotta pay, for life
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bedrooms-ds Apr 6, 2026 +5
Buy one, get two!
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waitthissucks Apr 7, 2026 +2
Can confirm. I was legitimately in a mass shooting at my workplace and nobody pays for anything. I was told I get a trial of two weeks for emotional assistance therapy, but that's it. The anxiety, depression, and other mental disorders? All of my coworkers had to pay for that themselves.
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cooliusjeezer Apr 6, 2026 +38
*free trauma for life This is America.
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KimJongFunk Apr 6, 2026 +10
Terms and conditions may still apply.
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yohosse Apr 7, 2026 +2
This is why I'm not having kids. 
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meatball77 Apr 7, 2026 +2
Eeh, if it was a clean scull it's a fun story. If it's still got an eyeball in it it's horrible.
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Lexinoz Apr 6, 2026 +3
Not in California.
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DonktorDonkenstein Apr 6, 2026 +67
I grew up in a wilderness area, searching for bones and bringing them home was one of my favorite past times as a child. If I had found a human skull as a kid I would've felt like I won the l******. 
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ArtShare Apr 6, 2026 +7
A human skull? 😭
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Fallouttgrrl Apr 6, 2026 +47
Yeah they're much harder to find in the woods than bird skulls and the authorities get tetchy if you go hunting for them in cities
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EgoistHedonist Apr 6, 2026 +12
wondering if he checked inside for chocolate
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WontArnett Apr 7, 2026 +14
When I was growing up, down the street a kid found a human skull in the park creek while playing frisbee golf. It was big news! Turns out it was an ancient Native American skull that presumably had been washed down from another location.
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laplongejr Apr 7, 2026 +6
That sounds like the opening of a Bones episode.
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RobCarls33 Apr 6, 2026 +5
I’ve heard of egg heads but this is ridiculous
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MultiGeometry Apr 7, 2026 +3
I wouldn’t want to be the person who tells them they can’t keep it.
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breakfastburrito24 Apr 6, 2026 +5
It’s like an episode of Bones
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Fair_Blood3176 Apr 6, 2026 +574
Ominous message from the Easter Bunny
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El_Peregrine Apr 6, 2026 +59
He’s the Skull Bunny now 
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ensalys Apr 7, 2026 +4
Must be Khorne's favorite.
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Friendo_Marx Apr 7, 2026 +3
Frank: "28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, 12 seconds—that is when the world will end." Ominous message indeed...
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xlews_ther1nx Apr 7, 2026 +20
Jeez. Santa just leaves coal. Calm down bunny.
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Remarkable-Shirt5696 Apr 6, 2026 +64
F*cked around, found out Edit: Jesus forgive me, this joke was on bad taste and posted before verifying with you. I'll do better
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dont_shoot_jr Apr 6, 2026 +7
I thought things were supposed to come back to life on Easter
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thegoodnamesrgone123 Apr 7, 2026 +6
Wake up Donnie 
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Sludgehammer Apr 7, 2026 +3
It fits with the times though.
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Fair_Blood3176 Apr 7, 2026 +2
*Death become us*
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epidemicsaints Apr 6, 2026 +213
Morel season is starting. Thousands of people combing the forest for hours. Always a few gruesome discoveries.
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2_Spicy_2_Impeach Apr 6, 2026 +132
Buddy cleaned up lots as part of a beautification effort in Detroit forever ago. Basically his parent company would buy them and his group would get rid of trash/debris and maintain it. They’d also do parks and play equipment. Found skulls numerous times. Had to drop everything and wait for police that took forever.
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Fallouttgrrl Apr 6, 2026 +17
That's not an episode of Parks & Rec I remember, damn!
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notfork Apr 6, 2026 +9
There was an episode where they planted bones....
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Fallouttgrrl Apr 6, 2026 +4
Damnit Jerry
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Realistic-Lime7842 Apr 7, 2026 +2
I believe it was Native American artifacts, but yeah.
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slaughterfodder Apr 7, 2026 +3
Someone I know who forages in my area found a body wrapped in tarps and carpet in the woods. She still likes to tell the story and show pictures. I’m honestly amazed it only happened once to her
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Skadoosh_it Apr 6, 2026 +14
I found morels growing in the gravel next to my trash cans last week. Nature is beautiful.
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weinerwayne Apr 6, 2026 +258
Halo 3 Easter egg hunt
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PumpkinPieIsGreat Apr 6, 2026 +30
Hopefully the kids aren't fighting the covenant
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IMOBY_Edmonton Apr 6, 2026 +23
Well canonically...
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LordHayati Apr 6, 2026 +10
So which one did they find? The grunt birthday party? IWHBYD? Blind?
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lacegem Apr 6, 2026 +12
One does not simply *find* IWHBYD. Blind, though, easy. You'd have to be blind to miss it.
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Hurricaneshand Apr 7, 2026 +5
It still blows my mind that ever got figured out honestly
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lacegem Apr 7, 2026 +5
To my recollection, Halo 2's IWHBYD was found through the massive egg-hunting effors by the community on Halo.Bungie.Org and HighImpactHalo. To outdo themselves, Bungie made Halo 3's version even harder to find, while rooted in the same general principles of Halo 2's skull: All the clues are present in-game, but only a truly dedicated and observant player would ever be able to find it. When Halo 3 released, someone cracked the game files and spread the solution everywhere while the community was still hunting, so it never got solved the normal way. They came close, though, and had narrowed it down to the rings on The Covenant and the notes they made. I wager it would've been found within the week if the solution hadn't been leaked.
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Hurricaneshand Apr 7, 2026 +3
Yeah I remember when people found it. Was pretty crazy because everyone had been trying to figure it out. I really miss the halo 3 days. Logging in to Bungie and seeing all the cool forge maps and clips they were posting for the top 5 plays to get people the Hayabusa armor. Great memories
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PrettyYoungTiger Apr 7, 2026 +2
Nah this comment got it. 25 & under wont appreciate it but this comment is goated ! SLAYERRRR. 💀⚔️
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waitmyhonor Apr 7, 2026 +2
The new Xbox director is really turning things around
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buzzw0rd Apr 6, 2026 +188
how’d they fit it in one of those plastic eggs?!
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Addy_Rose Apr 6, 2026 +64
Don't mess with the Easter Bunny
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[deleted] Apr 6, 2026 +24
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das_slash Apr 6, 2026 +3
And he still had to push that egg out of his ass, must have really wanted that person dead
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[deleted] Apr 6, 2026 +12
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VanessaAlexis Apr 6, 2026 +4
I just filled up like 400 eggs earlier on the weekend and this was my first thought. 
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pfeifits Apr 6, 2026 +75
Sounds like the beginning of an episode of Bones.
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ranhalt Apr 7, 2026 +2
The guy in the garden The boy in the bushes
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Necromartian Apr 7, 2026 +6
"What is that... OH GOD!" \-Dun dun dun du duuu dudduddu- (Theme music playing)
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Hailsabrina Apr 6, 2026 +7
It does
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Matman161 Apr 6, 2026 +2
Dam, mine was similar
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SomewhereNo8378 Apr 6, 2026 +65
and even worse, there was a Heath bar inside
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KimJongFunk Apr 6, 2026 +12
Or worse, *expelled*.
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claimticket Apr 6, 2026 +33
This feels so very 2026.
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Bigger_moss Apr 7, 2026 +8
When I was a kid my neighbour had an Easter egg hunt in their backyard, I ended up finding these giant blue eggs under the deck, squeezing one curiously it exploded. Turns out they were robin eggs. Still traumatized from that one, poor birds.
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FillMySoupDumpling Apr 6, 2026 +11
Was there a toy inside
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MaximumSyrup3099 Apr 6, 2026 +33
Turn around, turn around There's a thing there that can be found
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Electronic-Clock5867 Apr 6, 2026 +6
Was not expecting a TMBG reference today.
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BadHombreSinNombre Apr 6, 2026 +8
Really makes me feel older than I’ve ever been. And now even older.
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tehAwesomer Apr 6, 2026 +7
Just be you. Be what you’re like. Be like yourself.
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panzerboye Apr 6, 2026 +3
your time has been well spent :(
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MaximumSyrup3099 Apr 6, 2026 +4
I'm so sorry. Did it get on your keyboard too?
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Salty-Pack-4165 Apr 6, 2026 +9
This is one of the reasons we never did Easter egg hunts in Poland (or this part of Europe in general). Skulls,bones,UXOs,drunks,moonshine makers plus few more that escape me now.
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Matman161 Apr 6, 2026 +8
That kid initiated a detective show like bones or CSI. I guarantee you after the fun pleasant opening of him looking for eggs and finding the skull he slowly stood up and in a nervous voice yelled "mooom mom I found something" as the music builds. Then the intro played
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campelm Apr 6, 2026 +18
Well it was only a matter of time before the easter bunny went rabid.
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Zardotab Apr 6, 2026 +19
If they had watched Python's *Holy Grail* they would have anticipated this.
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bagofdicks69 Apr 7, 2026 +6
Probably wasn't even any candy in it. :(
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RebelRey Apr 6, 2026 +9
That kid was cheating, skulls aren't hunt-approved eggs!
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lawlesstoast Apr 7, 2026 +3
This kid has bragging rights for the rest of their lives... After a lifetime of therapy
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Abystract-ism Apr 7, 2026 +3
Hey, they hid that for the goth kids to find.
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iceicebebe73 Apr 7, 2026 +2
If the kid who found it wasn’t goth before, they are now.
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behold-frostillicus Apr 7, 2026 +5
This sounds like the first two minutes of a Law & Order episode.
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Captnlunch Apr 7, 2026 +4
The Easter bunny is trying to send a message
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IntegralIntegrity Apr 7, 2026 +4
How good was the prize inside?
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Living-Rip-4333 Apr 6, 2026 +7
The killer rabbit strikes again
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patrickhenrypdx Apr 6, 2026 +4
Kid needs the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch
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the__ghola__hayt Apr 7, 2026 +2
And needs to count to five.
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patrickhenrypdx Apr 7, 2026 +2
Three sir!
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ViolettaQueso Apr 6, 2026 +9
Well, you’ll be glad to know it wasn’t mine. Just checked my neck here in California and it’s still attached. Whew!
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mr_jim_lahey Apr 6, 2026 +8
I had a skullectomy and highly recommend. My head is its own fleshy pillow now, I rest in comfort anywhere.
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winterbird Apr 6, 2026 +7
This is why I put jellybeans in my ears.
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matwet Apr 7, 2026 +7
Sounds like the beginning of a Bones openings
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tims1979 Apr 6, 2026 +3
After 2000 years did we finally find him?
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Good_Nyborg Apr 7, 2026 +3
Fuckin' Uncle Greg again. I said not to invite him, but "Nooooo, how could he screw up an Easter Egg hunt?" you said. Well, here we are Jane.
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dmont89 Apr 7, 2026 +3
There is a start or end of an Easter horror movie.
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n_mcrae_1982 Apr 7, 2026 +3
Reportedly, the individual was a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy.
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Ranger7381 Apr 7, 2026 +3
That’s what you get when the Rabbit of Caerbannog subs in for the Easter bunny
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Coroner13 Apr 8, 2026 +3
Easter Bunny is a serial killer
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NovaSteam Apr 7, 2026 +4
Sounds like the opening of an episode of Bones
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Jiggly1984 Apr 6, 2026 +9
**cue theme music from *Bones*.**
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Ok-Stranger-7072 Apr 7, 2026 +3
Dr. Bones, bone call! It’s someone on the phone asking about, a bone?
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ICreatedThisForU Apr 6, 2026 +2
Was it filled with chocolate?
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GfunkWarrior28 Apr 6, 2026 +2
Annual Temple of Doom Easter Egg Hunt
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2enty4 Apr 6, 2026 +2
Poor kid they are never going easter egg hunting after that
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helzinki Apr 6, 2026 +2
Start of a CSI episode Yeaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh.......
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RiseDelicious3556 Apr 6, 2026 +2
If you put candy corn and jelly beans in it, you can call it 'HallowEaster'
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Admirable_Bus5827 Apr 6, 2026 +2
Did it have chocolate eggs it?
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JohnnyQTruant Apr 6, 2026 +2
Was it full of jelly beans?
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BeginningPlastic3747 Apr 6, 2026 +2
The Easter Bunny said find the eggs but nobody said anything about **finding** finding things.
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ExactPickle2629 Apr 6, 2026 +2
The article doesn't say who discovered it, but I really hope it wasn't a kid... Poor thing. 
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Nos2002 Apr 7, 2026 +2
Reminds me of Dr klopek in the burbs - "I let you keep the femur, but now, now I want my skull.  Or perhaps, I might just take yours..."
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kingsandwhich24 Apr 7, 2026 +2
Get that kid free crystal head vodka for life
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Kitchen-Wish5994 Apr 7, 2026 +2
Lmao 😞 thought you'd say Cambodia.
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kvngk3n Apr 7, 2026 +2
So the skull came before the egg
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TheKingOfDub Apr 7, 2026 +2
Put it in the basket and stop crying
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Farseer2_Tha_Warsong Apr 7, 2026 +2
Hey, Happy Ishtar, Kid.
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QuantumQuillbilly Apr 7, 2026 +2
Easter Bunny is getting weird y’all.
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xqqq_me Apr 7, 2026 +2
That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on! That rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide! It's a killer!
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iKnowRobbie Apr 7, 2026 +2
Mommy, I can't get this one open to get the candy!
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RobotDragonFireSword Apr 6, 2026 +4
Gives a whole new meaning to “egghead”.
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IveHadEnoughThankYou Apr 6, 2026 +4
This happens sometimes. It was probably freshly boiled last year but no one found it.
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ges13 Apr 6, 2026 +3
Easter Bunny is DONE playing games.
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Shadowthron8 Apr 6, 2026 +2
But did it have money in it?
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Initial_Ad_9250 Apr 6, 2026 +2
I hope they let him keep it
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co_rv0 Apr 6, 2026 +2
This feels like the cold open to an episode of Bones
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bluehawk232 Apr 6, 2026 +4
and the skull has malware
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co_rv0 Apr 7, 2026 +2
Goddamn Pelant reference 😅
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MarleysGhost2024 Apr 6, 2026 +2
Are we sure it wasn't in Florida?
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DRHAX34 Apr 6, 2026 +1
Oh wow, so the ridiculous plots from The Rookie/911 ARE true to life /s
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blinkycosmocat Apr 6, 2026 +1
Can't imagine there are many listings on NamUs (the federal database for missing and unidentified people) that involve Easter egg hunts.
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DeltaShadowSquat Apr 6, 2026 +1
Deep thoughts by Jack Handey…
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Cynical_Classicist Apr 6, 2026 +1
Well... that's certainly a find.
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GreyhoundOne Apr 6, 2026 +1
Oh can you imagine how awkward it would be if it was Jesus's
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All-the-pizza Apr 6, 2026 +1
I mean, you can’t make an omelette…
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BooCreepyFootDr Apr 6, 2026 +1
What was the dye pattern?
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TheOriginalKrampus Apr 6, 2026 +1
Eggs for the Egg Hunt Skulls for the Skull Throne
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RetroSwamp Apr 6, 2026 +1
"Yeah, that's pretty metal."
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Zhig17 Apr 6, 2026 +1
But was there candy inside it?
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cecilivan Apr 6, 2026 +1
I...I don't think he's coming back this time.
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GrubyBuckmore Apr 6, 2026 +1
Could have kept it. If anyone ever said anything about it he could have said he thought it was fake. Very few folks have a real human skull in their bedroom.
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fradonkin Apr 6, 2026 +1
“Well, it’s definitely not Jesus”
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Faserip Apr 7, 2026 +1
Welp, that game of Hide and Seek is one step closer to being over
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SuppressiveFire Apr 7, 2026 +1
Ah, so that’s where I left it.
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jramos037 Apr 7, 2026 +1
Turns out Jesus did not rise.
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Ok_Database_8426 Apr 7, 2026 +1
“and it was brimming… with jelly beans.”
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cantproveidid Apr 7, 2026 +1
They found the hunting grounds of the Rabbit of Caerbannog. Flee!
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FateUnusual Apr 7, 2026 +1
So was there candy in the skull or no? Keeping me hanging here.
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super_fly Apr 7, 2026 +1
Have you heard the good news?
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AmazingChicken Apr 7, 2026 +1
This is so fucked up; reporters telling people the territory so they can avoid it or what not
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Joranthalus Apr 7, 2026 +1
Turn around, turn around, it’s a human skull on the ground…
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SoDavonair Apr 7, 2026 +1
Hang on, I'll poke it with a stick. "Come on, Jesus. Do something."
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Beebons Apr 7, 2026 +1
This is the plot for a bones episode
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TOflat Apr 7, 2026 +1
"Looks like we have Halloween on Easter" (•_•) ( •_•)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■) YEEEEAAAHHH
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flickerdown Apr 7, 2026 +1
That’s … a different kind of egg…
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Broad-Abroad5455 Apr 7, 2026 +1
My greatest fear isn't if, it's what my kids are going to find, pickup, and bring to me. It's a used chapstick yesterday, a cigarette butt today, a human finger tomorrow.
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ShiftNStabilize Apr 7, 2026 +1
Did they have candy in them??
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