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Archaeologists have found a medieval notebook in a former latrine in Paderborn. The well-preserved leather, wood and wax object may shed new light on daily life in the 13th and 14th centuries.

Archaeologists working beneath a construction site in Paderborn, Germany, have pulled one of the most unexpectedly well-preserved medieval objects in recent memory from an 800-year-old latrine: a pocket-sized wax-and-wood notebook, still legible, still wrapped in its embossed leather case, still smelling, by all accounts, rather unpleasant. The 10-page notebook, which…

A tornado swept through the western German city of Paderborn on Friday, injuring dozens of people as it blew away roofs, toppled trees and sent debris flying for miles, authorities said.