March 2012
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February 2012
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ShortFormBlog: Newly discovered fossil sets record for largest known penguin →
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Now that’s a big bird!
- 130 lbs. the weight of a considerably colossal, ancient penguin, as extrapolated from a recently unearthed fossil
- 5 feet the portly penguin’s height, making it both the tallest and heaviest penguin known to science source
» Move over, Emperor penguin. While you may be the largest…
Check me out! Leg!!
— Angelina Jolie’s Leg (@AngiesRightLeg)
A leg up • Catch up on the what happened at Sunday night’s Academy Awards, including the incident that prompted the creation of the @AngiesRightLeg Twitter account.
Happy birthday, George Washington!
280 years ago • President George Washington — our first president — was born Feb. 22, 1732. His birthday became a legal federal holiday on Jan. 31, 1879. Although it’s often referred to as Presidents Day (the grammar conscientious should note there’s no apostrophe), the official name of the holiday is “Washington’s Birthday.” (Some federal agencies, states and local governments use Presidents Day.).
This also is why the banks are closed, there’s no mail and and many schoolchildren and government employees have the day off. And it’s an excuse for patriotic sales.
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