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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SMOKEY THE BEAR!

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August 4, 2009, 6:45 pm
For 65 years old, Smokey the Bear is lookin' pretty freaking buff. Everybody's favorite fire-fighting woodland creature first began scaring kids straight into leaving a dead fire back in 1944, and he's remained largely unchanged since (except for buying a gym membership in the 90s). 

What's more, the National Park Service is throwing a birthday bash: Limbach Park in Monument, Colorado will host a party from 1 to 4 p.m., where guests can "get their smokey on," as the new slogan goes. Not sure if that means shotgunning Tundra Berry or harassing careless campers, but either way it should be a good time.