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What does the CIA not want you to know? The quiz has the secret

NPR | By Holly J. Morris
Published February 6, 2026 at 4:01 AM CST
From left: first lady, best in show, Milo — or is that Tina?
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From left: first lady, best in show, Milo — or is that Tina?

Friday is 2/6/26, a pleasingly symmetrical series of numbers that has been sadly left out of the pantheon of novelty dates.

In unrelated news, here's the news quiz.

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Corrected: February 10, 2026 at 10:39 AM CST
A previous version of this story incorrectly called Milo and Tina short-haired weasels. They are short-tailed weasels.
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