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5 Things To Know Today: Nov. 29

The heat wave continues; make holiday cards at Mohr; fishing — in November — at PCM; Handwashing Week, closer than you think; and today in history: an sound invention.

Just Wait: There's no snow — for another day or two, anyway. Today's forecast is for cloudy skies with temps in the 60s and a chance of rain. Leave that tagged Christmas tree in the ground for another week, folks.

From The Heart: Tonight at 6 p.m. at Mohr Library, Carolyn Leone will instruct a session on making festive cards for the holidays. Registration required; call the Library at (401) 231-4980 to save your spot.

Think Spring: Providence Children's Museum hosts Play and Learn — Fishing Fun today from 10 a.m. to noon. Check out the Greenville Public Library's museum web page for discount tickets.

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Handwashing Week: Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Rhode Island issued a release reminding folks that next week (Dec. 4 through 10) is National Handwashing Awareness Week. Help stop the germs before they stop you.

Don't Scratch It: On this date in 1877, Thomas Edison demonstrated the first hand-crank phonograph.

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