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From Wikipedia's newest articles: ...that in 1968, French astronomer Agop Terzan discovered Terzan 7 (pictured), an unusually young 7.5 billion year old globular cluster of the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy? ...that U.S. Route 50 in California was the route traveled by many '49ers and the Pony Express, and later became California's first state highway and a branch of the Lincoln Highway? ...that Oregon judge William G. East ordered Robert F. Kennedy to explain why the U.S. government should not pay a private attorney his fees when ordered to defend a criminal defendant? ...that Association Footballer Billy Mosforth was a leading exponent of the screw shot, which allows players to bend the ball's trajectory? ...that Omaha pioneer real estate agent Byron Reed was one of the greatest collectors of the 19th century, with a collection currently valued at almost $8,000,000?

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