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World's oldest message in a bottle found in WA

The world’s oldest known message in a bottle, found at a West Australian beach nearly 132 years after it was tossed overboard into the Indian Ocean (AAP)
The world’s oldest known message in a bottle, found at a West Australian beach nearly 132 years (AAP) Source: AAP

A new record has been set for the oldest known message in a bottle with a discovery at a West Australian beach almost 132 years after it was jettisoned.

 


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