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4 months agoAn Antique Dress Held a Secret: A Coded Message from 1888
An archaeologist discovered a cryptic note in a 1800s silk bustle dress she purchased for $100 at an antique mall in Maine.
Wayne Chan, a data analyst, solved the mystery and found that the note contained codes used for telegraphing weather observations in 1888. [ more ]