There&#x27;s a bunch of information hidden away in University libraries.<p>These things get rediscovered every now and again.<p>Isn&#x27;t it exciting, interesting, that there&#x27;s a bunch of knowledge to be gained from stuff we already have?<p>Isn&#x27;t &quot;finding out about this stuff&quot; relevant to hackers?<p>A bunch of Victorian authors were recently de-anonimised when we found notes by Charles Dickens.  <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.independent.co.uk&#x2F;news&#x2F;uk&#x2F;home-news&#x2F;charles-dickens-notes-solve-the-mystery-of-unidentified-victorian-authors-10384128.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.independent.co.uk&#x2F;news&#x2F;uk&#x2F;home-news&#x2F;charles-dicke...</a><p>Here&#x27;s an HN discussion about the possibility of dinosaur feathers being discovered in amber <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10145685" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10145685</a><p>And here&#x27;s how Al Jazeera reported the discovery of this Quran<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aljazeera.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;2015&#x2F;07&#x2F;world-oldest-quran-manuscripts-uk-150722110034399.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.aljazeera.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;2015&#x2F;07&#x2F;world-oldest-quran-man...</a>