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5 Useful Things to Know Today: Sept. 20

Return of the rain, a charity event, and this day in history highlight your Tuesday morning's five things.

1. The short break from rain appears to be over. Morning showers and a 40 percent chance of precipitation throughout the day mar the comfortable high of 73 degrees.

2. If you're getting an early start to the day and are seeking some professional networking opportunities, consider on Shady Grove Road. It starts at 7:30 a.m.

3. Fifteen percent of today's profits at the Dogfish Head Alehouse (800 W Diamond Ave., Gaithersburg) will be donated to the . The event runs from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.

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4. In case you missed it: Check out yesterday's story by Maria Martin updating the building process of a modular home. It's really quite amazing when you think about it.

5. On this day in history: Former Baltimore Oriole and still the reigning Major League Baseball "Iron Man" Cal Ripken sat out his first game in 16 years, ending his record consecutive games played streak at 2,632.

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