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TIL the Rohonc (or Rohonczi) Codex is a document in an unknown language and writing system that emerged in the 19th century, written on paper from the 1530s. Like the more-famous Voynich Manuscript, scholars are divided on the possible origin and meaning, and whether it is a hoax or authentic.

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