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<div id="pastingspan1">McDonald&#8217;s has been experimenting with their own interpretation of chicken and waffles. The brand is testing out the <a href="http://fortune.com/2016/02/18/mcdonalds-chicken-pancake-sandwich/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=weekly-web-roundup-3711" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">new Chicken McGriddle</a>, which combines a fried chicken patty with two maple syrup-infused McGriddles. The new sandwich resembles more of a chicken and waffles combination and is being tested out in the Central Ohio area. &#8211; Lois Coker</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Vehicle license plates are a hot commodity in Hong Kong as one plate <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/world/asia/hong-kong-car-license-plate.html?module=WatchingPortal&amp%3Bregion=c-column-middle-span-region&amp%3BpgType=Homepage&amp%3Baction=click&amp%3BmediaId=thumb_square&amp%3Bstate=standard&amp%3BcontentPlacement=1&amp%3Bversion=internal&amp%3BcontentCollection=www.nytimes.com&amp%3BcontentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F02%2F23%2Fworld%2Fasia%2Fhong-kong-car-license-plate.html&amp%3BeventName=Watching-article-click&amp%3B_r=0&utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=weekly-web-roundup-3711" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sold for $2.3 million dollars at auction</a>, the highest price ever paid in Hong Kong. The plate brandishes the number 28, which in Cantonese roughly sounds like the phrase &#8220;easy money&#8221;. &#8211; Alison Hoesli</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Kids think of their parents as superheroes and they can do no wrong. But parents could be surprised to learn that their kids don&#8217;t know what they do for a living. <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/3056941/second-shift/what-your-kids-really-think-of-about-your-career?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=weekly-web-roundup-3711" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fast Company and Aaron Hurst</a> found that being open with your kids about your works can be great, but complaining about it can be counterintuitive to the process. &#8211; Ryan Paul</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>A field in Croaker, Virginia is serving as a <a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/3056811/exposure/the-failed-plan-to-give-every-president-their-own-mount-rushmore-head?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=weekly-web-roundup-3711" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Presidential graveyard of sorts</a>. The area is home to 20-foot-tall Presidential busts, excluding President Obama, that weigh anywhere between 11,000 and 20,000 pounds. The bust junkyard became a reality after a sculptor&#8217;s plan to emulate Mount Rushmore fell through. &#8211; Andi Summers</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The long awaited arrival for a &#8220;dislike&#8221; button on Facebook is still on hold, but the social media brand unveiled a <a href="http://gizmodo.com/facebooks-new-reaction-buttons-go-live-today-1760990370?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=weekly-web-roundup-3711" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">new line of reaction buttons</a> went live on February 24. Users can now react to statuses and links with &#8220;love&#8221;, &#8220;wow&#8221;, &#8220;haha&#8221;, &#8220;sad&#8221;, or &#8220;angry&#8221; emojis. &#8211; Chris Zois</div>

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