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ON THIS DAY | In 1921, a play called Rossum’s Universal Robots (R.U.R.) by Karel Capek debuted at the National Theatre in Prague. It was the first appearance of the word robot. Spoiler alert, the robots end up killing all the humans but one. #OnThisDay #OTD https://t.co/DY8sDDsZVm

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Today is #NationalReadABookDay. Let us know some of your favourites by leaving us a book recommendation in the comments below. Also, if you could read any book that you haven't yet had the chance to, what would it be? #BookReview #ReadingList https://t.co/E1Rjg5WCgr

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We’d love to know which weird and wonderful fantasy invention you wish were real? Personally, we’d love a chocolate river from Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! 🍫 https://t.co/bqhBppjoVo

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ON THIS DAY | In 1927, computer pioneer Marvin Minsky was born in New York City. Minsky grew up to become a pioneer in Artificial Intelligence research and wrote the book "The Society of Mind." #OTD #AI #Tech https://t.co/KQdikbF6ZA

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ON THIS DAY | In 2015, Troy Bradley and Leonid Tiukhtyaev landed the Two Eagles Balloon off the Baja coast near La Poza Grande, Mexico. They beat the world distance and duration record. They stayed aloft for 6 days, 16 hours and 37 minutes traveling 6,646 miles. #OnThisDay #OTD https://t.co/w4G3oSTg3Z

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ON THIS DAY | In 2012, Disney and George Lucas announced that Disney would acquire 100 percent of LucasFilm, including ILM, LucasArts and Skywalker Sound. The company also announced it intended to release Star Wars: Episode 7 in 2015. #OTD #StarWars #Disney https://t.co/eMDXKd31nb

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ON THIS DAY | In 1978, The first radio episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, was transmitted on BBC Radio 4. Some credit Adams with accidentally predicting the PDA and smartphone. #OnThisDay #OTD https://t.co/ipd5tZUjtJ