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Tsunami alert lifted after magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattles southwestern Japan

January 13, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Tsunami alert lifted after magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattles southwestern Japan

TOKYO (AP) — Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Monday after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southwest of the country. The public warnings to stay away from coastal areas were later lifted. The agency […]

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Russian forces bypass a key stronghold in a bid to cut off its supplies, a Ukrainian officer says

January 13, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Russian forces bypass a key stronghold in a bid to cut off its supplies, a Ukrainian officer says

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces are bypassing a key stronghold in eastern Ukraine that they have fought for months to capture and are focusing instead on cutting supply lines to it, a Ukrainian official […]

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Hegseth could lead troops who’d face getting fired for actions he’s done in the past

January 13, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Hegseth could lead troops who’d face getting fired for actions he’s done in the past

WASHINGTON (AP) — If Pete Hegseth were still in uniform, his extramarital affairs and a decision to flatly ignore a combat commander’s directive would not just be drawing the attention of senators — they could have run […]

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Hanging out at Starbucks will cost you as company reverses its open-door policy

January 13, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Hanging out at Starbucks will cost you as company reverses its open-door policy

If you want to hang out or use the restroom at Starbucks, you’re going to have to buy something. Starbucks on Monday said it was reversing a policy that invited everyone into its stores. A new code of conduct […]

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Stock market today: Gains for oil producers and drops for Big Tech leave Wall Street mixed

January 13, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Stock market today: Gains for oil producers and drops for Big Tech leave Wall Street mixed

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes were split on Monday as gains for oil-and-gas producers helped offset drops for Nvidia and other Big Tech companies. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% after erasing an earlier fall of […]

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Tuesday 1/27

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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The launch of the first liquid fueled rocket in the world is attributed to which country?

The launch of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket is attributed to the United States, specifically to American physicist Robert H. Goddard, who successfully launched it on March 16, 1926, in Auburn, Massachusetts, using liquid oxygen and gasoline. His pioneering work laid the foundation for modern rocketry, even though he faced skepticism at the time. 

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What movie helped popularize disco music worldwide?

The movie that helped popularize disco music worldwide was Saturday Night Fever (1977), starring John Travolta, which turned the disco subculture into a global phenomenon with its iconic soundtrack featuring the Bee Gees and massive album sales. 

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What country is the setting for Shakespeare's Macbeth?

Macbeth is set in Scotland during the 11th century, featuring various Scottish locations like Inverness, Forres, and Dunsinane Hill, though it loosely blends historical events with dramatic fiction for Shakespeare's audience, particularly to appeal to King James I, who was Scottish. 

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Which bone is known as the Patella?

The patella is your kneecap. It's the bone at the front of your knee joint. It's the biggest bone in your body embedded in a tendon (a sesamoid bone).

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Which Christmas tune was the first song performed in space?

The first Christmas tune performed in space was "Jingle Bells," played by astronauts Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford on NASA's Gemini 6A mission on December 16, 1965, using a smuggled harmonica and sleigh bells as a prank on Mission Control. 

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