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Chomp Your Way into Shark Week
Georgetown Cupcakes offers thematic cupcakes just in time for Shark Week.
Cue the Jaws theme music in your head as you eye a delightful looking vanilla cupcake. has created a special baked treat in honor of the Discovery Channel's 25th annual Shark Week.
The Huffington Post reports:
"The cupcakes are made by D.C.'s own Georgetown Cupcake. They come in vanilla and chocolate -- and they're topped by thematically appropriate fondant sharks and disembodied hands. Fifteen percent of the buttercreamed proceeds benefit ocean conservation group Oceana."
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The cupcakes can be ordered online through the Discovery Channel's online store. A dozen cupcakes is $39.95 plus shipping.
Want more Shark Week action nearby? Head out to Silver Spring to check out the 84,000-pound, 400-foot inflatable shark, Chompie, of the Discovery Communications Headquarters building. Silver Spring Patch has some .
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If you cannot wait until Sunday for Shark Week to begin, a free advanced showing of Sharkzilla Friday at 8:30 p.m. at the Fountain Plaza near Ellsworth Drive.
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