The longest year in recorded history, in terms of days, had a lot more than 366 days. This one-time-only calendrical anomaly occurred by order of what head of state?
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Boston’s JFK Library is the repository for the archives of President Kennedy (Pulitzer Prize for “Profiles in Courage”) and Ernest Hemingway (Pulitzer Prize for “The Old Man and the Sea.”) Winner: Chris Korow of Helena, Mont.
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