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Month: January 2025

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Oddities

Sydney beaches have the biggest, most possibly hazardous balls of them all

January 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Sydney beaches have the biggest, most possibly hazardous balls of them all

Australians hoping to have a ball at the beach were instead thwarted by a different, more literal kind of ball. As reported by The Sydney Morning Herald, nine beach locations were shut down after bits of ball-shaped […]

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Forget the roadrunner, this coyote just wants to hang by some vegetables

January 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Forget the roadrunner, this coyote just wants to hang by some vegetables

If you spent your whole day trying to catch a speedy — and, frankly, kind of haughty — roadrunner, then you’d probably be pretty hungry, too. We can only imagine that’s why a coyote decided […]

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Mittens the cat is mistakenly left on a plane and becomes a frequent flyer

January 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Mittens the cat is mistakenly left on a plane and becomes a frequent flyer

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A Maine coon cat named Mittens became an accidental jetsetter this month when her cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold and she made three trips in 24 hours between New […]

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Want the best job in America? Here’s what you should be doing

January 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Want the best job in America? Here’s what you should be doing

Who has the best job in America? According to U.S. News & World Report, it’s nurse practitioners.  NPs, of course, are nurses who’ve “undergone clinical training beyond registered nurse preparation.” U.S News ranked the profession #1 on its […]

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Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen lead the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Award nominations

January 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen lead the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Award nominations

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen lead the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Award nominations with 10, followed closely by Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter and Post Malone with nine. The iHeartRadio Music Awards honor the most played artists of […]

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Thursday 1/15

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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How many Oscars did the 2001 movie "A Beautiful Mind" win?

A Beautiful Mind (2001) won four Academy Awards, including the top prizes for Best Picture, Best Director (Ron Howard), Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Connelly), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Akiva Goldsman) at the 2002 Oscars ceremony. 

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Hells Canyon is located in which two US states?

Hells Canyon is located on the border of two U.S. states, Oregon and Idaho, with the Snake River forming the canyon and the boundary between them. It is the deepest river gorge in North America, offering dramatic scenery and recreation on both the Idaho and Oregon sides. 

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Where was Christmas first celebrated?

Christmas wasn't "first" celebrated in one single spot, but its Christian observance on December 25 began in Ancient Rome in 336 CE, likely to overlay pagan winter solstice festivals like Saturnalia and Sol Invictus, becoming a widespread Roman holiday under Emperor Constantine before spreading globally. While some argue for earlier roots in North Africa (early 200s) or even the East (Jan 6th), Rome in 336 CE is the earliest documented instance of the December 25th date for Jesus's birth. 

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What motoring show premiered on Amazon Video on November 18, 2016?

The motoring show that premiered on Amazon Video on November 18, 2016, was The Grand Tour, starring former Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May. The series launched with its first episode on Amazon Prime, marking the trio's return to television after their departure from BBC's Top Gear. 

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Which literary animal lost his jacket and shoes while raiding Mr. McGregor's garden?

In Beatrix Potter's famous children's story, Peter Rabbit squeezed under the garden gate and, after eating various vegetables, was spotted by Mr. McGregor. In his hurried escape, he lost his blue jacket and shoes

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