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Strega Nona is a children’s book by Tomie de Paola about an Italian witch. She has a magic pasta pot and uses it to make, well, pasta. It’s a really cute little book.

Nona Gaprindashvili is a Georgian chess player, the sixth women's world chess champion, and first female Grandmaster. Born in Zugdidi, Georgia, she is the strongest female player of her generation.