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Month: December 2024

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Oddities

Life is a highway, part 2: Stranded for six hours

December 26, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Life is a highway, part 2: Stranded for six hours

An Atlanta woman was stranded on the side of a highway for a quarter of a day due to good old-fashioned bureaucracy. According to WSB-TV, Latonya Rojas was driving down Georgia’s I-285 when she got in an accident with […]

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Oddities

This apartment features one bedroom & one unlicensed dentist

December 26, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on This apartment features one bedroom & one unlicensed dentist

Going to the dentist is always an unpleasant experience, especially if you’re also cramped into someone’s one-bedroom apartment. That was apparently a service offered by 70-year-old Gladys Serrano, of Long Island, who WABC reports is accused of operating an […]

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Lifestyle

Show me the money! How to find out if you have unclaimed cash

December 26, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Show me the money! How to find out if you have unclaimed cash

Across the nation, more than $20 billion is waiting to be reclaimed by citizens who may not even know they’re owed cash from “unclaimed property,” which can include uncashed paychecks, refunds or deposits. “It turns […]

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Entertainment

Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they’re tuning out

December 26, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they’re tuning out

NEW YORK (AP) — As a Democrat who immersed himself in political news during the presidential campaign, Ziad Aunallah has much in common with many Americans since the election. He’s tuned out. “People are mentally […]

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Entertainment

‘Baby Driver’ actor Hudson Meek, 16, dies in a fall from a moving vehicle

December 26, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on ‘Baby Driver’ actor Hudson Meek, 16, dies in a fall from a moving vehicle

VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — Teenage actor Hudson Meek has died after he fell out of a moving vehicle in Alabama, authorities said. Meek, 16, was hurt on Dec. 19 while on a street in […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What common breakfast food was used to make bombs during World War II

During WWII, the U.S. government urged Americans to save excess bacon grease rendered from cooking and donate it to the army to produce glycerin, which in turn created bombs, gunpowder, and other munitions.

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What fruit was once called a Persian apple?

Peaches were once called "Persian apples" (malum Persicum in Latin) by the Romans, a name stemming from the belief that they originated in Persia. While cultivated in Persia, the fruit actually originated in China before spreading westward. The scientific name Prunus persica directly reflects this historical, albeit partially mistaken, origin.

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In the John Cougar song "Jack & Diane", what are they eating outside the Tastee-Freez?

In the 1982 John Cougar (Mellencamp) song "Jack & Diane," they are described as "suckin' on a chili dog". The song features the lyric "Suckin' on a chili dog outside the Tastee-Freez," referencing the iconic American fast-food chain and providing a nostalgic, Midwestern setting for the song's story. 

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The Great Gazoo was an alien in which cartoon series?

The Great Gazoo was a small green alien featured in the animated series The Flintstones. He appeared during the final season (starting in 1965), voiced by Harvey Korman, as a banished, magical character visible only to Fred, Barney, and their children

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What was the original name for the sweets now known as "Starburst"?

The original name for Starburst was Opal Fruits, which were introduced by Mars in the United Kingdom in 1960. The chewy, fruit-flavored candies were later renamed Starburst in the United States in 1967 before becoming the global brand name in 1998

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