100-Year-Old WWI Carrier Pigeon Message Capsule Found Intact in France

100-Year-Old WWI Carrier Pigeon Message Capsule Found Intact in France
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More than a century after it was dispatched via carrier pigeon, a secret military message has been found by chance in the Alsace region of northeastern France.

The find, described as “super-rare,” was discovered by a retired couple out for a stroll in September this year. The tiny aluminum capsule, about the size of a thimble, was spotted in a field and taken to the nearby Linge Museum.

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