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  1. Did you know you can search Wikipedia with an emoticon? Try it!

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  2. If it were its own country, Mexico City would be the 5th largest economy in Latin America.

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  3. On this day in 1937: animated musical, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, premiered.

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  4. Born on this day in 1795: Jack Russell, whose namesake is the Jack Russell Terrier.

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  5. How author George RR Martin develops characters for , and his other books.

  6. Born this day in 1866: Maud Gonne MacBride, revolutionary, suffragette, and Yeats' muse.

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  7. Born this day in 1948: Samuel L. Jackson, who has appeared in more than 100 films.

  8. Born this day in 1940: Multi-talented, defiantly creative musician Frank Zappa.

  9. Rachel Chalkowski, an Israeli midwife known as Bambi, delivered thousands of babies over 43 years.

  10. On this day in 1946: “It’s A Wonderful Life” premiered. It lost $525,000 at box office.

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    The 1st website went live 25 years ago today at . "This is for everyone…"

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  12. The mahogany glider was lost to science for more than 100 years.

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    I'm donating to Wikipedia this year, and so should you

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  14. "Berlin to New York in less than One Hour!" in a 1931 Everyday Science and Mechanics.

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  15. 35 years ago today, NBC broadcast an entire game without any announcers.

  16. On this day in 2004, bank robbers in Belfast stole £26.5 million in pounds (nearly $40M). The case remains unsolved.

  17. The collective nouns for otters are bevy, family, lodge, or — best of all — romp.

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