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TIL Roman Dodecahedron artefacts are excavated across western and northern Europe- small, hollow, metal objects comprised of 12 pentagonal faces with holes in the centres and protruding knobs in the corners. More thank 50 theories have been scientifically published, but their purpose remains unknown

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