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Month: January 2025

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In State of the State speech, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek calls for resilience, optimism

January 13, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on In State of the State speech, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek calls for resilience, optimism

by Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 13, 2025 Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek struck notes of frustration with the enormous problems facing Oregon and optimism that the state can fix them in an address to the […]

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Gov. Kotek issues emergency order allowing Port of Morrow to violate water pollution permit

January 13, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Gov. Kotek issues emergency order allowing Port of Morrow to violate water pollution permit

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 13, 2025 Oregon’s second largest port is getting another exception to a water pollution permit it’s violated for much of the last two decades.  Gov. Tina Kotek issued an […]

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Oregon lawmakers sworn into office on Monday 

January 13, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon lawmakers sworn into office on Monday 

by Ben Botkin and Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 13, 2025 Oregon lawmakers got to work in Salem on Monday, with largely ceremonial activities in preparation for the upcoming long session that will focus on […]

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Oregon snowfall projected to drop 50% by 2100 among findings in latest state climate report

January 13, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon snowfall projected to drop 50% by 2100 among findings in latest state climate report

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 13, 2025 Oregonians born today are likely to experience a future of more drought, more rain and less snow under warming average global temperatures due to human-caused climate change. […]

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Oregon moms in the Legislature are driven by a passion for kids

January 13, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon moms in the Legislature are driven by a passion for kids

by Hannah Wallace, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 13, 2025 Children are a top priority for the moms in the Legislature and a big reason why many of them are there. Take Emerson Levy, a renewable energy […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Which is the rainiest US state?

Hawaii is the rainiest state in the U.S., with a statewide average of about 63.7 inches of rain per year. Thanks to moist trade winds and steep volcanic mountains that wring moisture from passing clouds, areas like Big Bog on Maui and Mt. Waialeale on Kauai can see upwards of 300 to 400 inches of rainfall annually.
For the contiguous United States, Louisiana is typically the wettest, averaging around 60.1 inches of rainfall annually

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What is the world's largest country?

Russia is the largest country in the world by total area, spanning approximately 17.1 million square kilometers (about 6.6 million square miles) across Europe and Asia. It covers 11 time zones and accounts for roughly 11% of the world's total landmass.

These countries account for the most expansive territories on Earth: [1]
    1. Russia: 17,098,242 km²
    2. Canada: 9,984,670 km²
    3. United States: 9,833,517 km²
    4. China: 9,596,960 km²
    5. Brazil: 8,515,770 km²

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What is the make of the car used as a time machine in the movie "Back to the Future"?

The car used as a time machine in "Back to the Future" is a DeLorean, specifically the DMC-12 model. 
Produced by the DeLorean Motor Company, this iconic 1981 sports car was chosen for the film because of its futuristic, stainless-steel body and signature gull-wing doors. In the movies, the retrofitted DeLorean Time Machine required 1.21 gigawatts of power and had to reach exactly 88 mph to travel through time.

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What movie's first sequel featured the subtitle "The Adventure Home"?

That would be the family adventure film Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995), which is the first sequel to the 1993 hit movie Free Willy. 
The film follows a teenage Jesse as he attempts to save his old friend, Willy the orca, from an environmental disaster caused by an oil spill.

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How does a queen bee’s stinger mainly differ from a worker bee’s?

A queen bee’s stinger is smooth, whereas a worker bee’s stinger is heavily barbed. 
Because the queen’s stinger lacks barbs, she can sting multiple times and survive. When a worker bee stings a human, her barbed stinger gets stuck in the skin. As she pulls away, the stinger tears out from her abdomen, leading to her death

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