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President Mario? Children vote for fictional characters during Portugal election

February 18, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on President Mario? Children vote for fictional characters during Portugal election

Mario may be super, but does that mean he should be elected to office? The Nintendo mascot was one of several fictional characters included on a ballot at a polling station during Portugal’s recent presidential […]

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Loose dog makes Olympic cameo on the cross-country ski course at the Milan Cortina Games

February 18, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Loose dog makes Olympic cameo on the cross-country ski course at the Milan Cortina Games

TESERO, Italy (AP) — A surprise participant in Wednesday’s action at the Milan Cortina Olympics had four legs and zero concern for race times. As elite cross-country skiers pushed to the finish in the women’s team sprint […]

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Spearmint is KitchenAid’s 2026 Color of the Year

February 18, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Spearmint is KitchenAid’s 2026 Color of the Year

KitchenAid has spilled the tea, revealing Spearmint as its 2026 Color of the Year for the newest lineup of stand mixers. After more than two years of research and development, the new hue — inspired by the […]

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Taylor Swift named biggest-selling artist in the world for fourth consecutive year

February 18, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Taylor Swift named biggest-selling artist in the world for fourth consecutive year

Taylor Swift was the top-selling artist in the world in 2025, marking her fourth consecutive year with the title. That’s according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which represents the recorded music industry business around the […]

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Kristen Bell to voice Amy Rose in Sonic the Hedgehog 4

February 18, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Kristen Bell to voice Amy Rose in Sonic the Hedgehog 4

Kristen Bell is joining the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. The actress will voice Amy Rose in Paramount Pictures’ upcoming film Sonic the Hedgehog 4. Ben Schwartz, who has voiced Sonic in all three of the franchise’s previous films, […]

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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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