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If you copy and paste this picture, Mark Zuckerberg is going to...

It's hard not to love hoaxes spread on Facebook, isn't it? The latest one making the rounds says this: "Mark Zuckerberg is going to give away 4.5 million shares of his Facebook stock tonight at midnight; 10% to people like you and me! All you have to do is copy and paste this to your page and post. Facebook is doing this to show what a powerful tool of connection it is !!! Can't wait to see who wins !!! This is not a hoax !!! It's on Good Morning America!!!" Yes, it's just THAT easy!!! Sorry, I felt the need to follow the three exclamation point trend for a moment. I'll stop now. But seriously, while we'd all love for millions of dollars to fall out of the sky onto our laps (yes, even through the sturdy roofs of our homes), unless we get incredibly lucky with a lottery ticket, there's less chance of that happening than a sloth beating Usain Bolt in the 200 metre at the Olympics. Like most such Facebook posts, this one has been debunked more...