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Dan Ackroyd
Ackroyd was born on July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Canada.

Most famous as a comedian from Saturday Night Live, he portrayed Beldar Conehead on that TV program, and later in the movie of the same name. (1993). He also played Dr. Raymond Stantz in Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II.

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    Friday, August 1, 2008: The New York Times reported today on a NASA press conference, which stated that the "white patches" found earlier in the month by the Phoenix Mars lander were definitely ice. Test of Mars Soil Sample Confirms Presence of Ice.

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