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Month: October 2025

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Mariners’ George Kirby set to face Tigers’ Troy Melton in AL Division Series opener

October 3, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Mariners’ George Kirby set to face Tigers’ Troy Melton in AL Division Series opener

SEATTLE (AP) — In the postseason for the second time since 2001, the Seattle Mariners are turning to a starting pitcher with a little playoff experience for Saturday’s AL Division Series opener against the Detroit […]

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Cal Raleigh edges Aaron Judge for Baseball Digest player of the year

October 3, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Cal Raleigh edges Aaron Judge for Baseball Digest player of the year

NEW YORK (AP) — Cal Raleigh won the Baseball Digest/Inside Edge major league player of the year award Friday, narrowly beating out Aaron Judge. The switch-hitting catcher from the Seattle Mariners, who became the seventh player […]

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Portland braces for federal troops as protests escalate and a conservative influencer is arrested

October 3, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Portland braces for federal troops as protests escalate and a conservative influencer is arrested

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Five years after protests roiled Portland, Oregon, the city known for its history of civil disobedience is again at the center of a political maelstrom as it braces for the arrival […]

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Wall Street finishes its winning week with more records

October 3, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Wall Street finishes its winning week with more records

NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks ticked higher on Friday, sending Wall Street to more records. The S&P 500 edged up by less than 0.1% to close out its seventh winning week in the last […]

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Newsom signs bill giving 800,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in California the right to unionize

October 3, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Newsom signs bill giving 800,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in California the right to unionize

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More than 800,000 drivers for ride-hailing companies in California will soon be able to join a union and bargain collectively for better wages and benefits under a measure signed Friday by […]

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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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