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    {"title" :"The 2013 NORAD Tracks Santa App","summary" : "Here Comes Santa Claus, Here Comes Santa Claus, Right Down iOS/Windows/Android Lane… What started out as a misdirected phone call to NORAD’s predecessor agency in 1955 turned into a much anticipated holiday tradition for kids and adults alike. Fifty-eight years later, NORAD","date" : "2013-12-19T01:16:43-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","topics" : {
        
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