Spongebob’s global popularity

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The man who created Spongebob Squarepants has died.Tributes to Stephen Hillenburg have been pouring in from around the world. Spongebob and his underwater friends are so popular that the cartoon aires in more than 200 countries and in 50 languages. We offer up just a taste.   

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