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South Elgin boy turning 12 on 12/12/12

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Thomas Nelson of South Elgin turns 12 years old today.

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Everyone gets a golden birthday, but for Thomas Nelson of South Elgin, it's platinum. The sixth grader turns 12 Wednesday — on 12/12/12. He's been making the family aware of it for a few years now, but was actually something he'd figured out on his own long before that."I was probably 6 or 7," Thomas said.

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