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2/22/11

2/22/11

1822 - Boston was incorporated as a city. 
 
1836 - In San Antonio, TX, the siege of the Alamo began. 
 
1896 - The Tootsie Roll was introduced by Leo Hirshfield. 
 
1905 - The Rotary Club was founded in Chicago, IL, by Attorney Paul Harris and three others. 
 
 
George Frederic Handel 1685 - Composer 
 
Peter Fonda 1940 - Director, actor ("Easy Rider"), Jane Fonda's brother, Henry Fonda's son, Bridget Fonda's dad 
 
Patricia Richardson 1951 - Actess ("Home Improvement") 
 
Howard Jones 1955 - Singer 
 
Kristin Davis 1965 - Actress ("Sex and the City") 
 
Emily Blunt 1983 - Actress 
 
Dakota Fanning 1994 - Actress 
 
1974 - Columbia Records released Billy Joel's "Piano Man." 
 
International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day
National Pie Day
National Handwriting Day
Measure Your Feet Day

Curling is cool day 

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KFC chicken isn't "finger lickin' good" anymore.

 

After 50 years, the fast food franchise is dropping its famous slogan.

 

The change comes as the chain seeks to emphasize its shift to healthier fare. For instance, it's adding ovens to its kitchens so it can introduced non-fried options.

 

A kFC exec says, "'Finger lickin' good' is very good but it's very food-centric". The new slogan "allows us to more effectively communicate the breadth of different things about the brand, such as our people and our community."

 

So what is it?

 

"So Good."  

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A beer maker in Portland, Maine is marketing his alcohol-free beer as an alternative sports drink.

 

The company says the beer is a vitamin-rich, no-additive beverage with natural regenerative powers that help athletes recover from a workout.

 

In fact, overseas, the beer is very popular and is the number one non-alcholic brew in Germany.

 

The beer has been handed out to athletes at the end of sporting events in Europe and made an appearance on the podium of the World Cup biathlons held this month in northern Maine.

 

The beer, called "Alkoholfrei" is sold in 45 states in the US, and while it says it's alcohol free, it actually has .5% alcohol.

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An Egyptian fella has named his firstborn daughter "Facebook".

 

He said he did it in honor of the successful protests in Egypt over the last few months.

 

The protests originally started with a Facebook event invite that brought thousands to the streets.

 

The baby's full name is Facebook Jamal Ibrahim and family and friends are cool with the name.

 

Social media has just started to explode in Egypt.

 

The Egyptian Army, which has been running the country for the last few weeks, joined Facebook last week and nabbed 66,000 fans in its first day.

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