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Month: April 2026

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How Trump’s 2027 Budget Cuts Funding for Woke Ideology

April 3, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on How Trump’s 2027 Budget Cuts Funding for Woke Ideology

President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget includes massive funding cuts for programs pushing ideologies “that poison the minds of Americans,” according to a fact sheet obtained by The Daily Signal. Under the leadership of Director Russ […]

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Members Confused Why British Monarch Set to Address Congress 250 Years After America Dumped Him

April 3, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Members Confused Why British Monarch Set to Address Congress 250 Years After America Dumped Him

This piece includes satire. King Charles III of the United Kingdom is set to address a joint meeting of Congress on April 28. Ahead of the address, members of Congress told The Daily Signal they were unaware or did […]

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Oddities

I am the fake passenger, and I ride and I ride illegally in the carpool lane

April 3, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on I am the fake passenger, and I ride and I ride illegally in the carpool lane

Unlike Iggy Pop, this passenger does not sing “la, la la.” In fact, this passenger doesn’t sing at all. That’s because this passenger is not actually a human being, or any living being. The California Highway Patrol reports that it […]

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Oddities

No stretch of the truth: Ostrich runs loose in Ohio

April 3, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on No stretch of the truth: Ostrich runs loose in Ohio

If there’s an ostrich on the loose, you definitely don’t want to stick your head in the sand. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio put residents on alert when it announced that an ostrich had escaped […]

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New Yorkers to the res-coo: Petition launched to save park’s giant pigeon statue

April 3, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on New Yorkers to the res-coo: Petition launched to save park’s giant pigeon statue

While pigeons don’t have the greatest reputation, residents of New York City are rallying around one in  particular. Since 2024, NYC’s elevated High Line park has been home to Dinosaur, a giant sculpture of a pigeon. […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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“Rocket 88” is widely considered to be the first what?

“Rocket 88” is widely considered to be the first rock and roll record (or rock and roll song). 
  • Release Date: Recorded in March 1951 and released by Chess Records in April 1951.
  • Performers & Creators: Written by Ike Turner, performed by Ike Turner's band The Kings of Rhythm with Jackie Brenston on vocals (credited on the label as Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats), and recorded by Sam Phillips at his Memphis studio.
  • Why it matters: It featured an accidental guitar distortion from a damaged, paper-stuffed amplifier speaker, a driving rhythm-and-blues beat, and car-themed lyrics, earning it a place as a pioneer of the genre and one of the first singles inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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What does iron deficiency cause?

Iron deficiency causes the body to lack enough healthy red blood cells because it cannot produce sufficient hemoglobin to carry oxygen, which most commonly leads to iron-deficiency anemia.

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Which of these is a form of textile produced using knotting techniques?

Macrame is a form of textile produced using knotting techniques rather than weaving or knitting. 
  • Macrame: Uses square knots and half hitches tied by hand with cords or yarns.
  • Crochet: Uses a hook to interlock loops of yarn.
  • Needlepoint: Uses a needle to stitch thread through a stiff canvas mesh (a form of embroidery, not knotting).

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What fuel is typically used in a cigarette lighter?

Cigarette lighters typically use butane (or isobutane) gas for modern gas lighters, or naphtha (refined petroleum distillate) for traditional wick-based lighters like Zippos.

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A new season of Love Is Blind hits Netflix. Which of these celebrity couples hosts?

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