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Five Things to Know Today: May 3

Bad hair day.

1. Weather: It will be warm today with a chance of thundershowers. The National Weather Service forecast for our area says to expect 80 degrees today with a 40 percent chance of thundershowers. Sounds muggy.

2. In Case You Missed It: Upper Macungie Patch's editor, and offers his thoughts on the death of Osama bin Laden.

3. Biz Bites: will sell flowers for Mothers Day this weekend, so you can support a good cause and show Mom how you feel at the same time.

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4. Coming Up: Macungie Council released the results of its 2010 Quality of Life Survey. Also, what's a Bagster?

5. Today in History: On this day in 1952 a ski-modified U.S. Air Force C-47 piloted by Lieutenant Colonel Joseph O. Fletcher of Oklahoma and Lieutenant Colonel William P. Benedict of California became the first aircraft to land on the North Pole. A moment later, Fletcher climbed out of the plane and walked to the exact geographic North Pole, probably the first person in history to do so.

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