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Today is January 10th and today in Geek History...

1776 Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense.

1904 Ray Bolger best known as the Scarecrow and Kansas farmworker in the 1939 version of The Wizard of Oz, is born.

1927 Metropolis, one of the first sci-fi moves, is released and becomes a classic. Instantly I'm sure.