Thousands of Dead Clams Wash Up On Revere Beach

Thousands of dead clams have washed up on Revere Beach since July, puzzling researchers.

Researchers are taking samples from Atlantic clams and then burying them in the sand, in part to reduce the smell of rotting.

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Harvard Raises $9.62 Billion in Capital Campaign

Matthew McDonald

Harvard raised $9.62 billion during a recently concluded five-year capital campaign, setting a new record for fund raising by an institution of higher learning and beating its goal by more than $3 billion, according to The Harvard Crimson.

The story in the Harvard Gazette (the university's official publication) announcing the results of the capital campaign mentions the amount raised ($9.62 billion) in the fourth sentence of the sixth paragraph in a sentence that begins with the word "Of," 316 words into the article.

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