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5 Things to Know Today: Dec. 22, 2011

Good morning, White Lake, here's what you need to know about today.

1. The weather

The National Weather Service says we can expect areas of fog before 10 a.m. Otherwise, skies will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Thursday night there is a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Skies will be cloudy, with a low around 26 degrees.

2. Gas prices

According to DetroitGasPrices.com, the lowest reported gasoline price in the White Lake area as of Wednesday night was $3.38 per gallon at the gas station.

3. On this day in history

According to History.com, on this day in in 1956, a baby gorilla named Colo entered the world at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio, becoming the first-ever gorilla born in captivity. Weighing in at approximately 4 pounds, Colo, a western lowland gorilla whose name was a combination of Columbus and Ohio, was the daughter of Millie and Mac, two gorillas captured in French Cameroon, Africa, who were brought to the Columbus Zoo in 1951. Before Colo's birth, gorillas found at zoos were caught in the wild, often by brutal means. In order to capture a gorilla when it was young and therefore still small enough to handle, hunters frequently had to kill the gorilla's parents and other family members.

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4. In the news

Try this fabulous family recipe for ooey-gooey peanut butter cookies.

5. 

Today's your last chance to visit Santa in the back of The Village Mall in downtown Milford from 6-8 p.m.

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