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    Where did the globe spin in the wrong direction for several years until it was reset in 1984?

    Question #13370. Asked by Dipti. (Aug 12 01 3:40 PM)


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    		It was the globe on the NBC Nightly News.

    Aug 12 01, 4:29 PM

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