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What's all this fuss about plutonium? How can something named after a Disney character be dangerous?

Johnny Carson

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Johnny Carson
Age: 79 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 23
Died: 2005
Died: January 23
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Military Officer
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Corning
Iowa
John William Carson
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The Great Carsoni
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