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‘Brain rot’ is the 2024 Oxford Word of the Year

December 7, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on ‘Brain rot’ is the 2024 Oxford Word of the Year

Oxford University Press has officially chosen “brain rot” as its 2024 Word of the Year. Brain rot is defined as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of […]

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Science / Health

Hall of Famer Randy Moss is stepping away from ESPN for an extended time to deal with health issue

December 7, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Hall of Famer Randy Moss is stepping away from ESPN for an extended time to deal with health issue

Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss is stepping away from his ESPN analyst role for an extended time to focus on a personal health challenge, the network said in a statement. The 47-year-old Moss […]

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NW Schools Basketball Saturday

December 7, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on NW Schools Basketball Saturday

JuJu Watkins scores 21, No. 6 USC downs Oregon 66-53 in Big Ten opener EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — JuJu Watkins scored 21 points to lead No. 6 Southern California to a 66-53 win over Oregon […]

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Kenneth Walker III ruled out for Seahawks heading into crucial NFC West game vs. Cardinals

December 7, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Kenneth Walker III ruled out for Seahawks heading into crucial NFC West game vs. Cardinals

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III has been ruled out for Sunday’s crucial NFC West matchup against the Arizona Cardinals because of ankle and calf injuries. Walker didn’t practice on […]

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Entertainment

Stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ are auctioned for $28 million

December 7, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ are auctioned for $28 million

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A pair of iconic ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” and stolen from a museum nearly two decades ago sold for a winning bid of […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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From what language did English borrow the word "ukulele"?

In the Hawaiian language the word ukulele roughly translates as 'jumping flea', perhaps because of the movement of the player's fingers. Legend attributes it to the nickname of Englishman Edward William Purvis, one of King Kalākaua's officers, because of his small size, fidgety manner, and playing expertise.

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On what show did Heather Locklear make her TV debut in a recurring role?

In 1982, Locklear began a long term association with television producer Aaron Spelling. First, she was cast in a recurring role as Sammy Jo Dean on Spelling's Dynasty. The following year, while still appearing on Dynasty, Locklear took on a starring role as Officer Stacy Sheridan on the police drama T.J. Hooker.

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Originally called pimento, what popular spice was first grown in Jamaica?

Allspice, also known as Jamaica pepper, myrtle pepper, pimenta, or pimento, is the dried unripe berry of Pimenta dioica, a midcanopy tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico, and Central America, now cultivated in many warm parts of the world.

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Who recorded the song "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"?

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a song by the English pop rock band Tears for Fears from their second studio album Songs from the Big Chair (1985).

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Who wrote the book "Gone with the Wind"?

Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell was an American novelist and journalist. Mitchell wrote only one novel that was published during her lifetime, the American Civil War-era novel Gone with the Wind.

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