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there used to be giant wombats! an ancestor of today's wombats was a giant the size of a rhinoceros that lived during the ice age. #wombatday
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npm v2 was launched over 5 years ago, on 9/22/2014. the roadmap for v7 and v8 was shared in august earlier this year - you can check it out here: buff.ly/2p1TeQW #npmfacts #wombatday
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wombats walk with an awkward little waddle, but when a threatened wombat breaks out into a sprint, they can sustain speeds of 25 miles per hour for 90 seconds at a time. #wombatday
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97% of the code in a modern web app is downloaded from npm. #npmfacts #wombatday
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wombat’s pouches face backwards, which allows mother wombats to dig without scooping dirt into their baby’s home, and provides extra protection to the baby, or joey, while the wombat is walking. #wombatday
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earlier this year, the npm security team, in collaboration with komodo, helped protect over $13 million usd in cryptocurrency assets as we found and responded to a malware threat buff.ly/2J8sULI #npmfacts #wombatday
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npm hit the 1 million packages milestone on june 4, 2019. as of today, we have over 1,115,344 and counting. #npmfacts #wombatday
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the largest marsupial to roam the earth, the diprotodon, was a relative of the modern wombat. it lived in australia 2.5 million years ago, and was estimated to weigh around 3 tons (6k lbs) and stretch 14 feet from nose to tail. #wombatday
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npm was born/created on september 29, 2009. you can check out our 10-year timeline video here: buff.ly/2PaUVGj #npmfacts #wombatday
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the spelling of “wombat” went through many variants over the years, including “whom-batt”, "wambat", "whombat", "womat", "wombach", and "womback." #wombatday
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npm introduced private modules over 4 years ago, on 4/14/2015. #npmfacts #wombatday
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wombats appear in ancient art work found in australia’s wollemi national park, believed to date back 4,000 years. #wombatday
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on 1/15/2015, we sent out our very first newsletter (npm weekly #1)! you can check out our archive of newsletters here: buff.ly/2P7DFSv and subscribe at: buff.ly/32C73nA #npmfacts #wombatday
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there are 3 species of wombats: the common wombat (vombatus ursinus), the critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat (lasiorhinus krefftii), and the southern hairy-nosed wombat (lasiorhinus latifrons). #wombatday
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wombats have teeth that grow continuously to make up for the constant wear. #wombatday
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