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Month: August 2025

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Oddities

Woman makes bra-zen attempt at smuggling turtles through the airport

August 5, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Woman makes bra-zen attempt at smuggling turtles through the airport

The Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, would like to remind travelers to “stop hiding animals in weird places on your body and then trying to sneak them through airport security.” Back in March, the TSA […]

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A bird dropped a fish on power lines and sparked a brush fire in Canada, firefighters say

August 5, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on A bird dropped a fish on power lines and sparked a brush fire in Canada, firefighters say

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — An osprey caught a fish but got tired in the heat and dropped it onto power lines, sparking a brush fire in western Canada — at least that’s what firefighters […]

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Lifestyle

Kids who own smartphones before age 13 have worse mental health outcomes: Study

August 5, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Kids who own smartphones before age 13 have worse mental health outcomes: Study

Children, especially girls, who own smartphones before they are 13 years old may have worse mental health outcomes when they’re older, a new study suggests. The study, published Sunday in the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, […]

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Entertainment

‘Ketamine Queen’ accused of selling Matthew Perry fatal dose gets September trial date

August 5, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on ‘Ketamine Queen’ accused of selling Matthew Perry fatal dose gets September trial date

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman charged with selling Matthew Perry the dose of ketamine that killed him is headed for a September trial. Jasveen Sangha’s trial — the only one forthcoming in the death of the “Friends” star after […]

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NFL and ESPN reach nonbinding agreement for sale of NFL Network and other media assets

August 5, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on NFL and ESPN reach nonbinding agreement for sale of NFL Network and other media assets

Ever since the NFL announced it was looking to sell NFL Network and other media assets, ESPN had been seen as one of the favorites to make a deal. Nearly five years later, a framework […]

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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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