Question

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a peat bog in ireland
people need peat because
its a source of fuel. they
remove it from bogs with
machines. imagine going to
work to dig up peat and
finding a thousand-year-
old body! people have
found other surprising
things in bogs too, like
books, tools, and weapons.
once they found butter
that was so well preserved
you could still eat it—if you
wanted to.
this 22-pound lump of
bog butter was unearthed
in 2016.
how do people find bog bodies?
people find bog bodies while digging
for tools and weapons.
people find bog bodies when they dig
up peat for fuel.
people find bog bodies while removing
machines from bogs.
people find bog bodies when they look
for bog butter.

Explanation:

The text states that people dig up peat from bogs for fuel, and they may find bog bodies while doing this work. Other options are inconsistent with the provided passage: the text mentions tools/weapons are things found along with bodies, not what people are digging for when they find bodies; machines are used to dig peat, not what people remove to find bodies; bog butter is another item found, not the reason people are searching when they find bodies.

Answer:

People find bog bodies when they dig up peat for fuel.