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This Day in History
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On this date in 1987, severe thunderstorms struck east South Dakota. The storms spawned…
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A U.S. Navy fighter pilot during the Korean War, Armstrong subsequently became a test…
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The world's largest cities today fall under a class that researchers call "megacities," with a population of over 10 million people, which house 7% of the human population.![Current Events]()
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Poptropica has a special place in a lot of people's memories. With our updated release, we thought we'd go on a nostalgia trip through some of the fans' favorite Poptropica islands.
