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Month: November 2025

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Local News

New highway marker on Oregon 35 honors Nisei veterans

November 11, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on New highway marker on Oregon 35 honors Nisei veterans

Story by Rodger Nichols for Gorge Country Media A large crowd gathered in Hood River November 11 for a ceremony dedicating a sign honoring Nisei veterans. Nisei refers to the second generation of Japanese immigrants, […]

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Oddities

Not the usual suspect: Arizona police catch emu on the run

November 11, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Not the usual suspect: Arizona police catch emu on the run

For being just a flightless bird, an emu caused a lot of trouble in Cottonwood, Arizona. According to KPNX, the Cottonwood Police Department received numerous calls regarding an “unusual suspect” wreaking havoc about town, who one person […]

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Science / Health

Space forecasters say severe solar storms could hit Earth and trigger auroras

November 11, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Space forecasters say severe solar storms could hit Earth and trigger auroras

NEW YORK (AP) — Space weather forecasters issued an alert on Tuesday for incoming severe solar storms that could produce colorful northern lights and temporarily disrupt communications. In the past few days, the sun has burped out several bursts of […]

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Oddities

Cream thief whips up a frenzy in Canada

November 11, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Cream thief whips up a frenzy in Canada

Call it the fast and the dairy-ous. The CBC reports that a trailer filled with $80,000 worth of whipped cream was stolen in the Canadian city of Guelph. “We won’t know for sure what the motive was,” says […]

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Business

Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end

November 11, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended an order blocking full SNAP payments, amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume. The order keeps in place at least for a […]

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Friday 3/13

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What do folks from Louisiana and Mississippi call sluggish creeks and marshy lakes?

In Louisiana and Mississippi, sluggish creeks and marshy lakes are primarily called bayous. This term refers to relatively small, slow-moving waterways found in flat, low-lying areas, generally characterized by an almost imperceptible current. 

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What is the collective name for chicken, ducks and turkeys in the wild?

Chickens, ducks, and turkeys are collectively known as fowl. In scientific classification, these birds belong to the superorder Galloanserae, which is further divided into two main orders: Galliformes (landfowl or groundfowl) and Anseriformes (waterfowl). 

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What Paris cathedral's bells were rung by Quasimodo?

Quasimodo is the fictional bell-ringer of the Notre-Dame de Paris (Notre Dame Cathedral). In Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Quasimodo lives in seclusion within the cathedral's towers, where his primary duty is to ring its massive bells.

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Which videogame company originally brought Pac-Man to home consoles?

Atari, Inc. was the company that originally brought Pac-Man to home consoles. Although the arcade original was developed by Namco and distributed in North America by Midway, Atari secured the exclusive home console rights directly from Namco in late 1980. The first home adaptation was released for the Atari 2600 (then known as the Atari VCS) in March 1982.

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What type of wool can come from a rabbit?

Wool produced by rabbits is known as Angora wool (or Angora fiber). It is sourced primarily from various breeds of Angora rabbits and is renowned as one of the softest, lightest, and warmest natural fibers in the world

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