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Rare 100-year-old carrier pigeon message found in France (edition.cnn.com)

by What a Find November 11, 2020, 5:11 pm

A message lost by a carrier pigeon during military exercises has been found in France by an and couple while taking a walk some 110 years after it was sent.

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