It would seem they had a long term plan. As I now understand it there are two types of particle in this universe. It is impossible for 'normal' particles to travel faster than light because Einstein's theory of relativity says they can't. Time, for normal particles always travels forward. But particle physicists at CERN have known about 'weird' particles for quite some time now.
Physicists use the term 'particle' as a model to better explain their theories.
Think of the implications.