World's oldest message in a bottle found on Australian beach

It’s always exciting to discover a message in a bottle, but rarely ones that are 132 years old.

Found on Wedge Island in Western Australia on Jan. 21, it’s the oldest message in a bottle ever discovered.

The discovery breaks the last record for the oldest message in a bottle, which was 108 years old and found in Germany in 2005. 

Dating back to 1886, the gin bottle was tossed from the German ship Paula in the Indian Ocean as part of an oceanographic experiment. Scientific researchers hoped the bottle would help them better understand ocean currents and hence find better shipping routes. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | World's oldest message in a bottle found on Australian beach