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Oh, my! The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is about to get a lot more polka-dotted. For the first time ever, Minnie Mouse ...

Minnie Mouse was first introduced to comic book readers almost 100 years ago as the love interest of Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse character. In 1942 it was revealed that her full name is Minerva.