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

NPR | By Holly J. Morris

Published February 6, 2026 at 5:01 AM EST

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.

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