The New York Times accidentally made up a new country

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The New York Times accidentally made up a new country

Even the Grey Lady gets imaginative sometimes.

A story in yesterday's edition of The New York Times about the incredible adventures of rock climber Tommy Caldwell, who lost a finger and was also kidnapped in Kyrgyzstan, now features this amusing correction:

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Samantha Rollins
Samantha Rollins

Samantha Rollins is TheWeek.com's news editor. She has previously worked for The New York Times and TIME and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.