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STRIP CLUB RAISES MONEY FOR HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- This is a charity effort that, we presume, raised more than just money for a good cause. A strip club in Ohio says it was able to bring in $1,000 for Haitian earthquake relief through an event called "Lap Dances for Haiti." Marilyn's on Monroe in Toledo says it donated the $10 cover charges it collected on Saturday to an organization that provides food and clothing for Haiti. Of course, it did so by providing the kind of entertainment that features very little in the way of clothing. But the organization that benefited from the event has no problem with where the money came from. She says the group appreciates any donations that are given to help Haiti.

SUPER BOWL ADS SURPASS RECORD

NEW YORK (AP) -- It was a Super Bowl with a super number of TV ads. If you thought Sunday's game had an awful lot of commercials, a tally by a research firm would prove you right. Kantar Media says this year's Super Bowl had nearly 48 minutes of ads. To put that into perspective, a football game has 60 minutes of official playing time, so the ad time came up just 12 minutes shy of actual pigskin action. And, in case you're wondering -- that is a record for the most ads in a Super Bowl. It's nearly 3 minutes longer than last year's total, which set the previous mark.

SAVED BY DOIN' THE "DEW"

SAGUACHE, Colo. (AP) -- What Jared is to Subway sandwich shops, Jason Pede may turn out to be for Mountain Dew. The 31-year-old Indiana man says he was able to survive being stuck in the snow in Colorado because he had a supply of the soda in his SUV. Pede says he had no food, but kept himself hydrated with Mountain Dew and snow while he was stuck in his SUV for three days. He was rescued Sunday morning after he was able to walk seven miles to a road -- and flagged down help with a flashlight. Pede was driving from New Mexico to Aspen, Colorado to deliver an Australian Shepherd rescue dog when he ended up in need of a rescue. He says someone told him of a shortcut to Aspen -- which led him to become stranded in the Rio Grande National Forest -- in snow that went above the hood of his SUV.

HOW THE ELM ARE YOU?

YARMOUTH, Maine (AP) -- Even in death, "Herbie" still has fans. For those who don't know, Herbie was a 217-year-old, 100-foot-tall giant elm that had been the biggest American elm in New England. It had to be cut down January 19 after losing a battle with Dutch elm disease. But the legend of Herbie lives on, in part in the form of a pair of cross-sections cut from the tree. Each of the cross-cuts measures four inches wide -- and weighs 1,600 pounds. The cuts will be put on display -- one in the town of Yarmouth, Maine -- and the other at the state Forest Service. The tree has several fan pages on Facebook.

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