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On this day in Mahalo history @gno won the weekend edition of Answer of the Day with the help of @aleghart's answer to why Jason Calacanis is a green belt on Mahalo.http://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-profile/now-jason-calacanis-has-a-green-belt-why#ae898f2ea0843b5ed948bee5e46c901335a261d45db1c55b4fb51c4e538836f27/
New on Mahalo was a feature that allowed Twitter users to login to Mahalo using their Twitter login information. http://www.mahalo.com/answers/new-features/new-feature-mahalo-ads-twitter-login-sync-your-account-now/ and @jeffhoard introduced The Great Mahalo Connection to help connect Mahaloians across the web.http://www.mahalo.com/answers/mahalo-answers-street-team/the-great-mahalo-connection
@krysstel passed her Black Belt testhttp://www.mahalo.com/answers/black-belt-test/black-belt-test-krysstel while @lilyloretta and @smartweb were upgraded to purple belt.
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Holidays and Observances
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August 17 2008
2008: 2008 Beijing Olympics: American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first Olympian to win 8 gold medals in the same Olympics.
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The 1990s
August 17 1988
1988: A plane crash claimed the lives of Pakistani President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel.
August 17 Questions
What happened today, August 17th in Mahalo History 2 Answers(Answer EDITED) @jasoncalacanis announces the new ability to sync Mahalo and Twitter accounts!. @bunnyphuphu stirred up lively debate with her question about Mu... read more
What happened today, August 18th in Mahalo History 1 Answer@buddawiggi won the Answer of the Day after nominating @bunnyphuphu for her career advice on how to pan for gold. @lon announced that Mahaloans will now claim o... read more
EPA 17 chemicals -- where are they listed? 2 AnswersThe 17 chemicals were identified as part of the EPA's 33/50 Program. This program targeted 17 priority chemicals and set as its goal a 33% reduction in relea... read more