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5 Useful Things To Know Today: Nov. 23
Five things to help you through your Wednesday.
1. Thanksgiving is just a day away and it's looking like a wet one. Temperatures will approach the low 60s but there is a 70 percent chance of rain throughout the day. Be careful in your holiday travels!
2. Have a sweet Thanksgiving recipe you'd like to share? Post it to North Potomac-Darnestown and Potomac Patches.
3. No one was injured in a residential fire in the 15400 block of Quail Run Drive in Darnestown on Tuesday morning, a county fire and rescue spokesman said.
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4. In case you missed it: The fresh blacktop of the $2.45 billion Intercounty Connector will open today at 6 a.m. after more than 50 years of debate and four years of construction.
The section opening yesterday will allow commuters to drive quickly from I-370 in Montgomery County to I-95 in Prince George's County.
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5. The first jukebox was installed at the Palais Royal Saloon in San Francisco in 1889.
On this day in history: First issue of Life magazine hit the news stands. The cover photograph, by Margaret Bourke-White, featured the Fort Peck Dam in 1936.
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