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Month: November 2025

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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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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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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Which U.S. landmark was once named Long Acre Square?

Times Square in New York City was once named Long Acre Square. 
  • Name Change: The city renamed the intersection in April 1904 after The New York Times moved its headquarters to the newly built Times Building (now One Times Square). 

  • Original Name Origin: The area got the name Long Acre Square in the 1870s because it was the center of the city's horse and carriage trade, named after Long Acre in London.

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Shortbread originated in what country?

Shortbread originated in Scotland.
  • 12th Century: It evolved from medieval "biscuit bread," where leftover bread dough was dried out in an oven and butter eventually replaced yeast.

  • 16th Century: Mary, Queen of Scots is popularly credited with helping refine and popularize the triangular wedge style known as "petticoat tails".

  • 1736: The first printed recipe for shortbread appeared in a cookbook by a Scotswoman named Mrs McLintock.

  • Traditions: Because butter and sugar were costly, shortbread was traditionally reserved as a luxury for special events like weddings, Christmas, and Hogmanay (Scottish New Year's Eve).

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In 1995, who became the first Asian player to be named Rookie of the Year in Major League Baseball?

Hideo Nomo became the first Asian player to be named Rookie of the Year in Major League Baseball, winning the National League award in 1995.

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In the movie "Legally Blonde", what LSAT score does Elle need to get into Harvard?

In the movie "Legally Blonde," Elle Woods scores a 179 on her LSAT, which is one point shy of a perfect 180. Combined with her 4.0 GPA and iconic video essay, this score secures her admission into Harvard Law School.

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Megalodon was a prehistoric giant version of what kind of animal?

Megalodon was a prehistoric giant mackerel shark. 
    • People once thought it was a direct ancestor or a larger version of the modern great white shark.
  • New scientific studies show it belonged to an extinct family of megatooth sharks (Otodontidae).

  • It was the largest shark and the largest fish to ever live, growing up to 50 to 60 feet (or more) in length.

  • It lived from about 23 to 3.6 million years ago during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs.

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