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Oldest message in a bottle found at remote Australian beach

It took weeks of sleuthing to verify the unusual find as the world's oldest known message in a bottle. (AFP)

It took weeks of sleuthing to verify the unusual find as the world's oldest known message in a bottle

A message in a bottle written 132 years ago and found on an Australian beach by a group of walkers including the parents of Formula One star Daniel Ricciardo has been verified as the world's oldest known missive of its kind.

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