May The 4th Be With You! It's Star Wars Day!

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Wed, 05/04/2011 - 8:19am

May 4 is unofficially Star Wars Day, a play on the words "may the Force be with you." It's celebrated around the world even though the original film was actually released on May 25, 1977. How do you plan to mark the day?

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