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• Toned down ads did not get the same buzz as a football hero's fur coat
• NEW YORK (AP) -- The Seattle Seahawks had a blowout victory Sunday night, but there was no big winner in the Super Bowl ad contest.
• Many advertisers went for a more serious, toned-down feel than in previous years. Budweiser, Coca-Cola and Chrysler all hit patriotic notes. RadioShack got praise for its surprisingly frank acknowledgement of its dated image -- and its use of 1980s pop culture figures including Alf. And "Seinfeld" characters Jerry, George and Newman got together for a mini reunion for Jerry Seinfeld's show "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee."
• Still, the ads seemed to be upstaged by Joe Namath, at least on social media. When the football hero appeared on the field for the coin toss wearing a massive fur coat, Twitter and other sites buzzed with jokes. The reaction to most ads was much more muted.
• Here's a look at some things you might know -- and some things you don't -- about the ads.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
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• Today is Monday, Feb. 3, the 34th day of 2014. There are 331 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlights in History:
• On Feb. 3, 1959, rock-and-roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson died in a small plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. An American Airlines Lockheed Electra crashed into New York's East River, killing 65 of the 73 people on board.
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• On this date:
• In 1014, Sweyn I, the king of Denmark, Norway and England, died in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, just over a month after being declared ruler of the English.
• In 1783, Spain formally recognized American independence.
• In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens held a shipboard peace conference off the Virginia coast; the talks deadlocked over the issue of Southern autonomy.
• In 1913, the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for a federal in (Continued on page 26)
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