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The lake pit in front of the La Brea Tar Pits museum is a remnant of asphalt mining that took place in the 19th century. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times) Last year, we began inviting readers to send us their pressing questions in Los Angeles and California. Every few weeks, we put the questions up for …

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Last year, we began inviting readers to send us their pressing questions in Los Angeles and California. Every few weeks, we put the questions up for a vote, asking readers to decide which question they’d like to see answered in story form. This question, posed by Ricky Fulton, was included in one of our recent …

La Brea’s tar pits are full of mysteries. Here are three of the most confusing Read More »