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Paula Deen has abruptly closed the Savannah restaurant that launched her to Food Network fame

August 2, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Paula Deen has abruptly closed the Savannah restaurant that launched her to Food Network fame

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Former Food Network star Paula Deen announced Friday the abrupt closure of the Savannah restaurant that launched her to fame with its menu of fried chicken, banana pudding and other indulgent […]

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Gary Busey pleads guilty to sex offense at NJ horror convention

August 2, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Gary Busey pleads guilty to sex offense at NJ horror convention

CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — Actor Gary Busey has pleaded guilty to a sexual offense stemming from an appearance at a 2022 horror convention in New Jersey, according to his representatives and court records. The 81-year-old “Buddy […]

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Jeannie Seely, soulful country singer behind hits like ‘Don’t Touch Me,’ dies at 85

August 2, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Jeannie Seely, soulful country singer behind hits like ‘Don’t Touch Me,’ dies at 85

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeannie Seely, the soulful country music singer behind such standards like “Don’t Touch Me,” has died. She was 85. Her publicist, Don Murry Grubbs, said she died Friday after succumbing to complications from […]

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Wall Street falls the most since May after employers slash hiring and tariffs roll out

August 2, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Wall Street falls the most since May after employers slash hiring and tariffs roll out

The U.S. stock market had its worst day since May on Friday after the government reported a sharp slowdown in hiring and President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from a number of U.S. trading partners. The S&P […]

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Trump calls on the Federal Reserve board to take full control of the central bank from Powell

August 2, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Trump calls on the Federal Reserve board to take full control of the central bank from Powell

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday called for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp the power of Fed Chair Jerome Powell, criticizing the head of the U.S. central bank for not cutting […]

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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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