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pulvinar ◴[27 Jul 24 03:32 UTC] No.41084263[source]▶

There's no mention in the article as to why the cuttings were beneath the floorboards. My guess is one girl got mad at another and slipped her classwork between the boards. Possible since this predated tongue & groove (the technology angle).

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1. martyvis ◴[27 Jul 24 13:02 UTC] No.41086308[source]▶

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Reminds of this story where they found paper planes in the school house ceiling dating before 1910 - https://youtu.be/A555LYvAPp0?t=16m08s

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Paper cuttings made by 17th-century schoolgirls discovered beneath floorboards