The Mars rover recently transmitted to NASA photos of an unidentified object unmistakably shaped like Playboy's signature Rabbit Head logo. "Are there bunnies on Mars?" NASA's website trumpeted. This may be the furthest place Playboy's logo has been spotted, but it isn't the strangest. When you have

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the fourth most recognized symbol in the U.S. (the American flag is first), those famous Bunny ears are bound to turn up in the oddest places. Ever since Playboy's original art director Arthur Paul unveiled Playboy's defining Rabbit Head logo in 1954, fans have spotted the icon all over the world, from sonograms and birthmarks to snow drifts and cloud formations. While NASA contemplates the idea of extraterrestrial girls next door, we present some of our favorite Bunny sightings from earth.