Talk:Smallpox

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November 23, 2010	Good article nominee	Listed

Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on June 2, 2004, June 2, 2005, December 9, 2007, December 9, 2009, December 9, 2010, December 9, 2011, December 9, 2013, December 9, 2014, December 9, 2015, December 9, 2017, and December 9, 2019.

This article has been mentioned by multiple media organizations:

"Gauthier: Fear factor". MetroWest Daily News. October 21, 2004.
Stephen Pinker (2018). "Hour 3 – Steven Pinker and Movie Reviews". The Michael Medved Show (subscription required).

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