Anniversary of the publication of Pinocchio

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Pinocchio (pronounced [piˈnɔkkjo] in Italian) is a fictional character that first appeared in 1881, in The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, and has since appeared in many adaptations of that story and others. Carved from a piece of pine by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a small Italian village, he was created as a wooden puppet, but dreamt of becoming a real boy. The name Pinocchio is italian for "Pine Eye" [Read more on Wikipedia]