Police in Arizona say a human skull has been discovered inside a donation box of a Goodwill store in the Phoenix area. 

The Goodyear Police Department said the skull – which appears to have a fake left eye and teeth still attached to it – was found on Tuesday. 

"When Goodyear Police arrived on-scene, they did discover that there was indeed what appeared to be a human skull," said Goodyear Police Public Information Officer Lisa Berry. "And so upon further investigation, they determined they would send it off to the medical examiner's office to be further examined." 

Goodyear Police later said in a tweet that the "initial findings confirm it is human and appears to be historic," and that the skull "doesn’t appear to be linked to a crime." 

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Officials with Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona told The Associated Press they followed company protocol by immediately reporting the donation to police. 

It remains unclear who donated the skull and what would become its final disposition. Berry said police had no additional information to release about the skull Thursday. 

Goodwill’s corporate office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday from Fox News Digital. 

Earlier this year, an Arizona woman who bought a desk from Goodwill to refurbish ended up stumbling onto a discovery that provided another family with a fascinating insight into 100 years of family history. 

Jenna Franzoy of Gilbert, Arizona, purchased an antique secretary's desk for $20 at a Goodwill location and told Fox 10 Phoenix that a "secret drawer" fell out when she brought it home. 

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In the drawer, Franzoy found a stash of historical treasures that included letters, newspaper clippings, songs, sports articles and farm articles dating back as far as 100 years that appeared to all belong to one family. 

Franzoy decided she would try to get in touch with the family in order to return the documents but only had the name Martha McCollough. 

Franzoy posted about the discovery on Facebook and was contacted by a woman named Shirley Knight, who said she was related to McCollough. 

"So apparently, this desk and the items in it belong to my grandmother, Martha," said Knight, who found her own birth announcement in the trove of historical documents. 

Fox News’ Andrew Mark Miller and the Associated Press contributed to this report. 

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is pointing fingers at his "opponents" in the race for the Republican presidential nomination for recent stories spotlighting his unmarried status. 

He also suggested that the media headlines were an effort to overshadow his "rise in the polls." 

Scott – who if elected president would be the first bachelor in the White House in more than a century – was the subject of a recent article by Axios, which suggested some Republican donors are concerned about him being unmarried.

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Fox News Digital asked the 57-year-old senator about the recent headlines as Scott, who was accompanied by New Hampshire GOP Gov. Chris Sununu, visited Lago's Ice Cream in Rye on Thursday.

"People plant stories that have conversations to distract from our rise in the polls, to distract from our size of our audience," Scott replied.

He added, "What we’ve seen is that poll after poll says that the voters don’t care, but it seems like opponents do care and so media coverage that opponents plant — it’s okay. Good news is we just keep fighting the good fight."

Scott did not mention a specific rival campaign when placing blame.

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Scott has been reluctant to share much about his private life. In a handful of interviews earlier this year, he did reveal that he is dating a woman, but he kept her identity private.

"There’s always time for a great relationship with a wonderful woman, and I thank God that that is happening," Scott told NBC News in May.

In an interview with Axios around the same time, he touted the benefits of having a bachelor in the White House, saying "I probably have more time, more energy, and more latitude to do the job."

Grover Cleveland, who first won the White House in 1884, was the last unmarried president elected, but he tied the knot two years later.

James Buchanan, who served one term from 1857-1861, was the last president to remain a lifelong bachelor.

Four years ago as he ran for president, Democratic Sen. Cory Booker's bachelor status also made a few headlines.

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Fox News' James Levinson contributed to this report