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Squirrel nest built in engine triggers ‘every warning light’ in car

May 12, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Squirrel nest built in engine triggers ‘every warning light’ in car

As it turns out, it’s not safe to drive a car with an engine of squirrels. According to FFXnow, a driver in Fairfax, Connecticut, turned on their car and “saw every warning light come on.” Upon further […]

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Iranian Pleads Guilty to Aiding Illegal Alien With Ties to Terrorism

May 12, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Iranian Pleads Guilty to Aiding Illegal Alien With Ties to Terrorism

Iranian national Sharon Gohari pleaded guilty on Tuesday to unlawfully smuggling illegal immigrants into the United States—including one with ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps—and intentionally receiving child pornography, The Daily Signal has learned. […]

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Cow earns its diplo-moo during Illinois university visit

May 12, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Cow earns its diplo-moo during Illinois university visit

Who knew that the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign offered a bovine studies program? According to ABC station WLS, a cow was spotted running loose throughout the UIUC campus. The animal had escaped while being loaded onto a […]

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Hegseth gets bipartisan grilling on rising costs of the Iran war and Trump’s end game

May 12, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Hegseth gets bipartisan grilling on rising costs of the Iran war and Trump’s end game

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions Tuesday from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war, the conflict’s rising $29 billion cost and its impact […]

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Talk about a helicopter parent: Chopper left behind in elementary school parking lot

May 12, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Talk about a helicopter parent: Chopper left behind in elementary school parking lot

A usual school parking lot sight is parents embarrassing their children by encouraging them to make good choices. A not-so-usual school parking lot sight is an abandoned helicopter. Nevertheless, that’s what was left outside West Cheatham Elementary […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Which is the rainiest US state?

Hawaii is the rainiest state in the U.S., with a statewide average of about 63.7 inches of rain per year. Thanks to moist trade winds and steep volcanic mountains that wring moisture from passing clouds, areas like Big Bog on Maui and Mt. Waialeale on Kauai can see upwards of 300 to 400 inches of rainfall annually.
For the contiguous United States, Louisiana is typically the wettest, averaging around 60.1 inches of rainfall annually

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What is the world's largest country?

Russia is the largest country in the world by total area, spanning approximately 17.1 million square kilometers (about 6.6 million square miles) across Europe and Asia. It covers 11 time zones and accounts for roughly 11% of the world's total landmass.

These countries account for the most expansive territories on Earth: [1]
    1. Russia: 17,098,242 km²
    2. Canada: 9,984,670 km²
    3. United States: 9,833,517 km²
    4. China: 9,596,960 km²
    5. Brazil: 8,515,770 km²

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What is the make of the car used as a time machine in the movie "Back to the Future"?

The car used as a time machine in "Back to the Future" is a DeLorean, specifically the DMC-12 model. 
Produced by the DeLorean Motor Company, this iconic 1981 sports car was chosen for the film because of its futuristic, stainless-steel body and signature gull-wing doors. In the movies, the retrofitted DeLorean Time Machine required 1.21 gigawatts of power and had to reach exactly 88 mph to travel through time.

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What movie's first sequel featured the subtitle "The Adventure Home"?

That would be the family adventure film Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995), which is the first sequel to the 1993 hit movie Free Willy. 
The film follows a teenage Jesse as he attempts to save his old friend, Willy the orca, from an environmental disaster caused by an oil spill.

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How does a queen bee’s stinger mainly differ from a worker bee’s?

A queen bee’s stinger is smooth, whereas a worker bee’s stinger is heavily barbed. 
Because the queen’s stinger lacks barbs, she can sting multiple times and survive. When a worker bee stings a human, her barbed stinger gets stuck in the skin. As she pulls away, the stinger tears out from her abdomen, leading to her death

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