5 Things to Know Today: July 24, 2012

1. The weather

The National Weather Service says we can expect a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7 a.m. Skies will be mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Tuesday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 63.

2. Gas prices

According to DetroitGasPrices.com, the lowest reported gasoline price in the White Lake area as of Monday night was $3.55 per gallon at the gas station. In Highland, the Citgo station on Milford Road had the lowest gas price, $3.57.

3. On this day in history

According to History.com, in 1911, American archeologist Hiram Bingham gets his first look at Machu Picchu, an ancient Inca settlement in Peru that is now one of the world's top tourist destinations. Tucked away in the rocky countryside northwest of Cuzco, Machu Picchu is believed to have been a summer retreat for Inca leaders, whose civilization was virtually wiped out by Spanish invaders in the 16th century. For hundreds of years afterwards, its existence was a secret known only to the peasants living in the region. That all changed in the summer of 1911, when Bingham arrived with a small team of explorers to search for the famous "lost" cities of the Incas.

4. In the news

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