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Invisible messages were written in urine
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13 November 2023
Invisible messages were written in urine
Long ago, Roman spies fooled their enemies by adding secret messages to official documents – you could only find them if you already knew they were there. The messages were written in urine as it is slightly acidic and this would alter the paper invisibly. When heated up, the altered sections of paper would turn brown and the message would appear.
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