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Five (and More!) Things to Know Today in Hybla Valley

Good Morning! Today is Thursday, July 21st.

Lisa Picardi, Neighbor

Posted Wed, Jul 20, 2011 at 9:14 pm ET|Updated Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 5:00 am ET

1. Occasionally Cupcake is giving away free cupcakes today to celebrate its two-year anniversary.
2. The Mt. Vernon Kiwanis Club is holding a food drive to replenish UCM's Food Pantry this Saturday at the Hollin Hall Safeway.
3. Alexandria residents who are at least 15 years old are invited to capture their best basketball dunk on video and submit it online by August 31 for a contest sponsored by Everfresh Juice.
4. Today in 1899, author Ernest Hemingway was born. He died in 1961.
5. Today is actor Robin Williams's 60th birthday.
6. Ironically, today is the Coldest Day Ever Day because on this day in 1983 the temperature in Vostoke, Antarctica was -128.6 Fahrenheit.

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