The Field Museum in Chicago is connecting Pokémon to fossils. It’s a hit

The “Pokémon Fossil Museum,” a new exhibit at Chicago’s Field Museum connecting the popular video game to real-world fossils, is drawing huge crowds.

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The “Pokemon” company is now the highest grossing media franchise of all time, even bigger than Mickey Mouse in terms of total profits over time across its video games, trading cards and other licensed merchandise. A new exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago is drawing huge crowds by hitching its star to the Poke-verse, using fossil Pokemon