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Bus Rides, Jeopardy and Popsicles

Here's what you need to know in Marietta for August 4

1. Yesterday was dangerously hot and today will be similar.  The National Weather Service is calling for a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. Otherwise mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 102. Tonight there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8 p.m., with a low of 73.

2. The Marietta City Schools Transportation Department hosts their annual "Kindergarten Kruise" today for elementary students (regular education routes) and their parents. Buses run during regularly scheduled route times, and any elementary student, regardless of grade, can ride the bus with their parent. Parents and students are returned to their original pickup location upon completion of the route. Special need buses will run routes Monday, August 8.

3. What is a winner in Jeopardy?  It's Marietta native Ryan Fox, a UGA Ph.D graduate who won $18,000 during a two-night run of the TV quiz show "Jeopardy," which aired July 26 and 27.

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According to the University of Georgia News Service, Fox, who graduated in May with a doctorate in math education, used his knowledge of British royalty in a come-from-behind victory. He has accepted a position as assistant professor of mathematics education at the University of Pennsylvania, Abington.

4. Check back with Marietta Patch at noon today to catch our latest installment of "Frugal Family" - we always have ways to save your family valuable dollars!

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5. Hundreds of popsicles are probably being consumed in Marietta as a way to beat the recent heat. Did you know the popsicle was invented by accident by an 11-year-old boy named Frank Epperson in 1905?  He accidentally left a mixture of powdered soda and water, with a stirring stick, on his porch, and awoke the next morning to find a frozen pop!  The cherry-flavored popsicle is America's favorite flavor.

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