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TIL November 18 is Micky Mouse’s birthday. Steamboat Willie was released in 1928 and is considered by Disney to be his official birthday.

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EWAX TIL Richard Stallman, a software freedom activist and computer programmer, and creator of a good portion of GNU/Linux, has 15 honorary doctorates
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