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Hemingway look-alikes visit Cuba and some of the late writer’s favorite places

December 8, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Hemingway look-alikes visit Cuba and some of the late writer’s favorite places

HAVANA (AP) — Ernest Hemingway has returned to Cuba… in a way. Eighteen white-bearded men who resemble the late U.S. author arrived in Havana to visit some of his favorite places when he lived on […]

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Lifestyle

Southwest Airlines will ask passengers to prepare for landing 10 minutes earlier than before

December 8, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Southwest Airlines will ask passengers to prepare for landing 10 minutes earlier than before

Southwest Airlines will soon be implementing some changes to its “prepare for landing” protocol, ending its in-flight cabin service earlier than ever in an effort to reduce possible risk of injury. Starting Dec. 4, Southwest […]

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Sports

Seahawks Hold off Cardinals and other NFL Highlights

December 8, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Seahawks Hold off Cardinals and other NFL Highlights

Poor stretch by Cardinals and sweep by Seahawks have Arizona’s playoff chances dwindling GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals picked a bad time to go through their worst stretch of the season. Kyler Murray […]

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National / International

Ousted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus, Russian state media say

December 8, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Ousted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus, Russian state media say

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally, Russian media said Sunday, hours after a stunning rebel advance seized control of Damascus and ended his family’s 50 […]

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Sports

Ohio State to host Tennessee in first-round showdown to determine No. 1 Oregon’s Rose Bowl matchup

December 8, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Ohio State to host Tennessee in first-round showdown to determine No. 1 Oregon’s Rose Bowl matchup

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The Rose Bowl is the next stop on No. 1 Oregon’s national championship quest. And Ohio State or Tennessee will be the Ducks’ opponent in the 111th edition of the Granddaddy […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What is the Capital of Louisiana?

Baton Rouge is a city on the Mississippi River, and the capital of Louisiana. Antebellum landmarks include the castle-like Old Louisiana State Capitol, now a museum, and Magnolia Mound Plantation, with its French Creole house. LSU Rural Life Museum is a complex of refurbished buildings illustrating 18th- and 19th-century life. On the river, the USS Kidd is a retired WWII destroyer that is now a museum.

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How old was J. K. Rowling when she published the first Harry Potter book?

J.K. Rowling was 25 years old when the idea for Harry Potter came to her on a train journey in 1990, and she started writing the magical adventure shortly after, living in relative poverty in Edinburgh, Scotland, while working on the manuscript for the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. JK Rowling was 32 when the first Harry Potter book came out. When she was done with the series, she was 42.

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What Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ran on Broadway from 1982 to 2000?

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What star of "The Breakfast Club" was also part of the cast of the TV show "The Facts of Life"?

Molly Ringwald starred in The Breakfast Club and was also one of the original cast members of the first season of The Facts of Life, playing Molly, before the show was retooled and she was let go to focus on her movie career, becoming a teen idol in films like Sixteen Candles and Pretty in Pink. 

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How many patents did Thomas Edison accumulate during his lifetime?

Thomas Edison accumulated a record 1,093 U.S. patents during his lifetime, with a total of 2,332 patents worldwide, covering inventions in electric light, phonographs, motion pictures, and more, making him one of history's most prolific inventors. 

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