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2016 Hockey World Championship



The Hockey World Championship is underway in Russia, and fans everywhere are teeming with anticipation. Will Russia reclaim its elite status? Will Canada defend its title as the ice hockey world champions? The stakes couldn’t be higher.

The sport is an institution in Russia, where the games were last hosted decades ago. Doodler Mark Holmes alludes to this in his depiction of players against the backdrop of the Russian flag.

We’re waiting on baited, icy breath to see who emerges as the 2016 world champion. Let the games begin.

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Mother's Day 2016



As we get older, we forget how heavily we once relied on our mothers and mother-figures. Today's doodle for Mother's Day harkens back to a time in my youth when following Mom around was all I knew.

Thanks, Mom, for all the sacrifices, laughs, and love.

**** Call Your Mothers!!! ****

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And despite this, there are people who insist that fluoride is toxic. I ran into such people in Pennsylvania, where the general culture is at least 20 years behind the times. And no, they weren't Amish.

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And despite this, there are people who insist that fluoride is toxic. I ran into such people in Pennsylvania, where the general culture is at least 20 years behind the times. And no, they weren't Amish.

Hawaii too. Many of the locals give their kids hard candy to suck on when they're put to bed. Lotsa bad teeth. I buy a mouthwash with fluoride.

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Speaking of Hawaii...

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Yom Ha'atzmaut 2016

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Daeng Soetigna's 108th Birthday

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Long Night of Museums 2016



Tonight, museums across Europe will take part in the Long Night of Museums. On this night, local cultural institutions will stay open extra-late to celebrate culture, science, and education.

Many museums provide free admission tonight with some cities also subsidizing public transport during this time. Check to see if your local exhibits are open to the public, and enjoy the treasures of our past.

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Yuri Kochiyama's 95th Birthday



It’s with great pleasure that Google celebrates Yuri Kochiyama, an Asian American activist who dedicated her life to the fight for human rights and against racism and injustice. Born in California, Kochiyama spent her early twenties in a Japanese American internment camp in Arkansas during WWII. She and her family would later move to Harlem, where she became deeply involved in African American, Latino, and Asian American liberation and empowerment movements. Today's doodle by Alyssa Winans features Kochiyama taking a stand at one of her many protests and rallies.

Kochiyama left a legacy of advocacy: for peace, U.S. political prisoners, nuclear disarmament, and reparations for Japanese Americans interned during the war. She was known for her tireless intensity and compassion, and remained committed to speaking out, consciousness-raising, and taking action until her death in 2014.