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Jackson Smashes Facebook Popularity Record

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(Newser) – Michael Jackson has become the most popular person in Facebook history, AllFacebook reports. A Jackson page on the site has now surpassed one for Barack Obama with a total of 6.4 million fans, and is gaining 20 more per second. A virtual version of Jackson's glove has become Facebook's most popular gift, with over 800,000 changing hands.

A flower and message marks a white sequined glove hanging on the gates of Michael Jackson's former residence, Neverland Ranch.
A flower and message marks a white sequined glove hanging on the gates of Michael Jackson's former residence, Neverland Ranch.   (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant)
Fans sign a memorial mural for Michael Jackson outside the Apollo theater in New York.
Fans sign a memorial mural for Michael Jackson outside the Apollo theater in New York.   (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
A fan signs a large poster at the Staples Center in Los Angeles where the memorial service for pop star Michael Jackson will be held today.
A fan signs a large poster at the Staples Center in Los Angeles where the memorial service for pop star Michael Jackson will be held today.   (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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