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Jack Flaherty returns to Tigers, agreeing to $35 million, 2-year deal, AP source says

February 2, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Jack Flaherty returns to Tigers, agreeing to $35 million, 2-year deal, AP source says

Pitcher Jack Flaherty is returning to the Detroit Tigers, agreeing Sunday to a $35 million, two-year contract, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because […]

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Oddities

Laid-off employees’ termination email includes extra duck-you

February 2, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Laid-off employees’ termination email includes extra duck-you

If you’re losing your job, a photo of an adorable animal probably isn’t going to help much.  Nonetheless, that’s what the payments-software company Stripe did when notifying 300 employees that they were being laid off. […]

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Top 5 food trends of 2025: Sourdough beyond bread, protein, upcycled ingredients and more

February 2, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Top 5 food trends of 2025: Sourdough beyond bread, protein, upcycled ingredients and more

Experts at the Good Housekeeping Institute have compiled their predictions for which food trends will make it big in 2025: — Baking fresh sourdough bread went mainstream during the pandemic, but now the natural fermentation byproduct […]

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Science / Health

Direct primary care cuts out insurance companies. Could it gain traction under Trump?

February 2, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Direct primary care cuts out insurance companies. Could it gain traction under Trump?

Andrea Meneses stumbled on a direct primary care clinic because of a crisis. Her grandmother, visiting Wisconsin from Bolivia, did not have insurance but needed to see a doctor fast. One of the grandchildren accidentally put her […]

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Ugandan health authorities are set to begin an Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse

February 2, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Ugandan health authorities are set to begin an Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, Kampala, a top health official said Sunday. A range of scientists […]

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Saturday 11/14

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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In the song where was "The House of the Rising Sun" located?

There is no single, proven real-world building that definitively matches the "House of the Rising Sun" from the famous folk song. Instead, historical research, folklore, and local New Orleans lore point to a few leading candidates and origins.

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How many different shapes of four-connected blocks are there in "Tetris"?

There are 7 different shapes of blocks—officially called tetrominoes or Tetriminos—used in "Tetris". 
    • I-piece: Straight line of four blocks.
  • O-piece: 2x2 square of four blocks.

  • T-piece: T-shaped block with three blocks in a row and one on top.

  • S-piece: Serpent/S-shape stepping up to the right.

  • Z-piece: Reverse serpent/Z-shape stepping up to the left.

  • J-piece: L-shape pointing left (or J-shaped).

  • L-piece: Standard L-shape pointing right.

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How many people does John Wick kill in the film "John Wick"?

John Wick kills 77 people in the first movie, John Wick (2014).

Across the main four films, his cumulative confirmed kill count reaches 439 people:
  • John Wick (2014): 77 kills

  • John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017): 128 kills

  • John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019): 94 kills

  • John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023): 140 kills

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What do you call the type of precipitation when rain freezes right before it hits the ground and falls as hard, icy pellets?

This type of precipitation is called sleet (also known as ice pellets). 
According to the National Weather Service Freezing Rain and Sleet Guide, this happens when snow melts into liquid rain as it passes through a layer of warm air aloft, and then refreezes into solid ice pellets before it reaches the ground because it passes through a thick subfreezing layer near the surface.

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Before Jimmy Kimmel got his ABC late-night show, who was his co-host on The Man Show?

Adam Carolla was Jimmy Kimmel's co-host on The Man Show. 
    • Co-host: Adam Carolla co-created and co-hosted the Comedy Central sketch comedy series with Kimmel starting in 1999.
  • Later Hosts: Kimmel left the show in 2003 to start Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC, after which comedians Joe Rogan and Doug Stanhope took over hosting duties for the later seasons.

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