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		bdr on Nov 8, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Man throws 4,800 bottled notes into the ocean, get... That was my first thought as well, but it turns out to be the wrong alphabet.

mootothemax on Nov 8, 2011 | [–]

That was my first thought as well, but it turns out to be the wrong alphabet.

To be fair, the Cyrillic alphabet was derived from the Greek alphabet of the time:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrillic#History

JoeCortopassi on Nov 8, 2011 | [–]

Ah, my bad. What's the saying about a little knowledge being a dangerous thing?

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