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Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT ( talk) 21:21, 16 January 2022 (UTC) reply

RT is a propaganda medium for the Kremlin. I see no reason to include it or its biased reporting in this article. I have replaced the RT citation with reliable sources. Softlavender ( talk) 02:50, 31 December 2018 (UTC) reply

"Significance A holiday made up by Jeffrey." - What's the meaning of this? 83.245.242.43 ( talk) 22:19, 23 December 2020 (UTC) reply