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In sixty seven, I was first found
By a couple of scientists poking around

It was quite a novelty they did detect
Little green men might cause the effect

They stuffed me in a bag for a catchy new name
Soon cousins were found, but we're not all the same

The theories abound on what makes us tick,
If you know what I am, then answer now, quick!

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You are:

A Pulsar

Reasoning: In sixty seven, I was first found By a couple of scientists poking around

Discovered in 1967

It was quite a novelty they did detect

It was a novel kind of star at the time

Little green men might cause the effect

nicknamed little green men

They stuffed me in a bag for a catchy new name

Pulsar, the new name, is a portmanteau of pulsating star so maybe that is what this clue means

Soon cousins were found, but we're not all the same

Later found pulsars from different sources

The theories abound on what makes us tick,

There are many theories on how they work maybe?

If you know what I am, then answer now, quick!

A pulsar

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