Is there anything better than free donuts? Well, yes, but free donuts are still pretty cool. In honor of National Donut Day, both Dunkin Donuts and Krispy Kreme are giving away one free donut. Dunkin Donuts requires a purchase of a drink to get your free donut. There are lots of locations in the Dallas area.

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Tonight, 8 p.m.-midnight, Sonic Drive-Ins will be giving away a free 10 ounce root beer float to each customer. There's more than 800 Sonics in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex, so there must be one near you.

Here's a smattering of free stuff to do in Dallas and the surrounding area for Jun 4-10:

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This Friday, the Fort Worth Zoo is having their annual tasting event. Guests 21 years and older will enjoy live animals (of course), samples from Fort Worth's best restaurants, open bars, music from Better Than Ezra, more music by Time Machine, and more. The evening is the best time to see some of the animals, since they are more active at dusk and dawn.

Tickets cost $85 ($75 for zoo members) and need to be purchased beforehand. Buy them at the zoo ticket office or online before noon on Friday.

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I'm horrified. A ninth-grader at Shepton High School in Plano ate fetal pig parts on a dare. His friends gave him $50 to eat the testicles. He says he avoided chewing and simply swallowed them like a pill. Surely he remembered the biology teacher's cautions at the beginning of class: don't get the formaldehyde in your eyes; don't get the formaldehyde in an open cut; try to get some fresh air every so often because formaldehyde isn't good for your lungs, either. It's been twenty-five years and I still remember that we were supposed to avoid the formaldehyde as much as possible. Well, his mom took him to the hospital, which cost $100. He owes his mom quite a bit more than he got for a silly stunt.

Here's a smattering of free stuff to do in Dallas and the surrounding area for May 28-Jun 3:

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The Star-Telegram has an interesting article about the rail lines leading out to DFW. Plans have been for DART's Orange Line (still in the planning stages) to have stations at Dallas Love Field and DFW Airport, among other stops. From Fort Worth, The T would develop the old Cotton Belt Railway which would run from southwest Fort Worth to DFW Airport. The two lines are supposed to meet at DFW and people who want to continue to another city can transfer between the lines.

Until recently, the two lines were going to meet at a station built between Terminals A and B at DFW, paid for partly by DFW Airport. But now the DART board is looking at putting the station on undeveloped land farther away from the airport. Read more...

Here's a smattering of free stuff to do in Dallas and the surrounding area for May 21-27:

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If you're thinking about getting a new appliance soon -- like, maybe an energy-efficient air conditioner to help control those electric bills -- this weekend is a great time to buy. The state of Texas is having the Energy Star Tax-Free Weekend May 23-25 (Saturday through Monday). It's even a good weekend to stock up on light bulbs, if the light bulbs have the Energy Star designation.

Officials at the State Fair want to open the Midway to year-round traffic. With the opening of the Green Line on Sep 14 this year, more people are expected to attend the Fair and to go to the museums at Fair Park the rest of the year.

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