Reporter Brian Hughes was just in my office looking at a photo of Hilter (which is a completely different story) and remarked he had a brick from Hitler’s home that he had picked up on one of his many travels abroad.

My friend and fellow journalist Rachel gathered up a rock from Harper Lee’s home in Monroeville, Ala. a couple of weeks back when she was there.

I have a piece of glass that was melted in the fire at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas that I found the same year as the incident.

A former teacher I know has volcanic rock and ash she collected.

Whether it’s from a tragedy, or to remember a pleasant vacation, what is it about “souvenirs” of this sort that draw us to them?

What’s the strangest thing you’ve picked up along the way?

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