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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Sept. 13

A few tidbits to help you start your day.

 

1. FORECAST: Today — Sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph; Tonight — Clear, with a low around 57.

2. SPORTS & RECREATION: Did you enjoy Tuesday's new feature, "Campus Corner?" Help us continue to populate it by emailing editor Robert Fucci at Robert.Fucci@patch.com, and letting him know where former local high school athletes are playing in college. The feature will run every Tuesday morning.

3. REAL ESTATE: Don't forget to check out our "Sold" feature today to see which of your neighbors recently moved.

4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: The saying goes "some like it hot." But this hot? In 1922, the temperature at 'Aziziya, Libya reached a world record 57.8 °C ... that would be 136.0 °F.

5. BORN TODAY: 1948 – Nell Carter, American actress (d. 2003); 1952 – Randy Jones, American musician (Village People); 1977 – Fiona Apple, American singer;

         

         

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