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Proof: A smarter way to study for exams

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{"first_seen":"2026-10-07T05:10:16Z","headline":"A smarter way to study for exams","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"gleaner","url":"https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lifestyle/20261007/smarter-way-study-exams","v":1}

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6390293fe0bec404c67fb9b028db60dd145a41e740b857fb3e771f5c86bed5b2

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 970297, mined 2026-10-07 05:41 UTC.

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  1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-6390293fe0be.json prints 6390293fe0bec404c67fb9b028db60dd145a41e740b857fb3e771f5c86bed5b2. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
  2. Drop headline-6390293fe0be.json and headline-6390293fe0be.json.ots onto opentimestamps.org, which checks the receipt against the Bitcoin block chain. Or, with the OpenTimestamps client and a Bitcoin node: ots verify headline-6390293fe0be.json.ots (ots upgrade first while the receipt is pending).
  3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

Sealed automatically, 2 min after it was first seen.