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Month: March 2026

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Oregon Health Authority offers tips for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day safely

March 16, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon Health Authority offers tips for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day safely

by Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital ChronicleMarch 16, 2026 With alcohol as the third-leading cause of preventable death in Oregon, the Oregon Health Authority is urging people to avoid drunken driving or excessive drinking ahead of […]

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Judge blocks US government from slimming down vaccine recommendations

March 16, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Judge blocks US government from slimming down vaccine recommendations

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and said U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping […]

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Is spring really — finally — here?

March 16, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Is spring really — finally — here?

It’s far from clear if the weather is planning to cooperate, but spring arrives — technically, at least — Friday. The vernal equinox arrives on Friday, marking the start of the spring season for the […]

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Oldest known whale recording could unlock mysteries of the ocean

March 16, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oldest known whale recording could unlock mysteries of the ocean

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, according to researchers who say it’s the oldest such recording known. The song […]

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US stocks climb to their best day since the Iran war began after oil prices ease

March 16, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on US stocks climb to their best day since the Iran war began after oil prices ease

NEW YORK (AP) — A drop in oil prices on Monday helped send the U.S. stock market to its best day since the war in Iran began. The S&P 500 climbed 1% for its biggest gain in […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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The last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, was in what restaurant commercial?

Mikhail Gorbachev starred in a famous international television commercial for Pizza Hut in 1997. The ad, which originally aired in 1998, was shot in Moscow and featured the former Soviet leader visiting a Pizza Hut restaurant in Red Square with his granddaughter.

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Who was Sherlock Holmes’s assistant?

Sherlock Holmes' legendary assistant, biographer, and roommate is Dr. John H. Watson. A former British Army doctor wounded in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, Watson serves as Holmes’s emotional anchor, moral compass, and the first-person narrator for the vast majority of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories.

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What popular toy was invented by taking empty pie plates are throwing them in the air?

The Frisbee is the popular toy you are thinking of. College students in the 1930s and 1940s (famously at Yale University) would toss empty pie tins from the Frisbie Pie Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut. The students would yell "Frisbie!" to warn others of the incoming tins. This popular pastime inspired inventor Walter Morrison to create a better-flying plastic version. The toy company Wham-O bought the design in 1955, and eventually released it under the name "Frisbee" as a tribute to the pie company that started the craze. 

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What reddish-colored ant common in the southern U.S. delivers painful, venomous stings that can cause severe allergic reactions?

The red imported fire ant (or simply the fire ant) is the reddish-colored ant common in the southern U.S. that delivers painful, venomous stings capable of causing severe allergic reactions.

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What is the only US state with an official jelly?

Louisiana is the only US state with an official state jelly. In fact, it has two: mayhaw jelly and Louisiana sugar cane jelly, which were both officially adopted by the state legislature in 2003. 

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