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Facebook Feed Formula, Big Powerball Jackpot and Storms

Some interesting and useful things to know today from Patch.

1. Weather Report: Today will be partly cloudy. High near 80F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight will have mostly cloudy skies early. Scattered thunderstorms developing late. Low 62F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

2. ICYMI: The Powerball Jackpot is HUGE! The Powerball jackpot is now over $425,000,000, and it's getting bigger. This is now the third-largest Powerball jackpot in history and the fourth-largest overall in history.

3. Where are those posts coming from? CNET has an explanation on why older posts get moved up your Facebook Feed, and the formula behind the process. See why you may be getting more posts from one friend over another.

4. Looking for a career? Check out the JOBS section on Milford Patch! There are plenty of local jobs to be found from our partners at CareerBuilder.

5. Fact of the Day: An arthropod is any animal that belongs to the major division, or phylum, of the animal kingdom called the Arthropoda. This term is formed from two Greek words and means "jointed feet."

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