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Re:Move over Zuck, Abraham Lincoln filed a patent for Facebo... by Kevin_Marks on Tuesday May 08, 2012 @05:26PM (#3945848)
I contacted the curator at the Lincoln Museum by email. His reponse:

This is entirely a hoax. Clever, too. We have an official stastement to that effect due within the hour. -James

James M. Cornelius, Ph.D. Curator, Lincoln Collection Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum 112 N. Sixth St. Springfield, IL 62701-1310 217.785.7954 http://www.alplm.org

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Re:Move over Zuck, Abraham Lincoln filed a patent for Facebo... by waterlesscloud on Tuesday May 08, 2012 @05:41PM (#3945906)
It's a great hoax. On the edge of plausibility, with several related verifiable facts that make it seem allllmost possible. Toss that in with the I Want To Believe syndrome, and it's bound to spread.

Well done.

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Re:Move over Zuck, Abraham Lincoln filed a patent for Facebo... by NateSaint on Tuesday May 08, 2012 @10:56PM (#3946900)
Exactly.
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