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Month: July 2026

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US airlines are redesigning travel around their highest-paying passengers

July 9, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on US airlines are redesigning travel around their highest-paying passengers

They may arrive at the same destination, but two passengers on the same flight can have strikingly different travel experiences. One traveler breezes through a priority security lane and heads straight to an invite-only lounge for craft […]

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News outlets urge a judge to sanction OpenAI in a high-stakes AI copyright fight

July 9, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on News outlets urge a judge to sanction OpenAI in a high-stakes AI copyright fight

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times, the Daily News and other media outlets are asking a federal judge to impose sanctions on OpenAI, escalating a fight over artificial intelligence and copyright that could shape the […]

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Bowlers, bats and bulls: Cricket match interrupted by bovine visitor

July 9, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Bowlers, bats and bulls: Cricket match interrupted by bovine visitor

We’re not going to pretend to know much about the rules of cricket, but we’re pretty sure it doesn’t involve actual crickets or any other animals, for that matter. So we can’t be too surprised […]

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Doctors hate this: Apples wash up on North Carolina beach

July 9, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Doctors hate this: Apples wash up on North Carolina beach

If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, then how much time will a beach full of apples buy you? That is perhaps not the most pressing question facing employees of the Corolla Wild Horse […]

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Splish splash, there’s a cat under the bath

July 9, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Splish splash, there’s a cat under the bath

Of all the sounds you might hear coming from a bathroom, a meow usually isn’t one of them. But for this Massachusetts family, a meow was exactly what they were hoping to hear. Melissa Kirby and […]

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Tuesday 9/22

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Floating wreckage of a ship is called a what?
The floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo is called flotsam. 
People often use it alongside other old maritime law terms:
  • Flotsam: Debris floating in the water from an accidental wreck or sinking, where items were not thrown over on purpose.

  • Jetsam: Items or cargo thrown overboard on purpose by a crew to lighten a ship in danger.

  • Lagan: Goods or wreckage thrown overboard, but marked with a buoy or sunk to the bottom so people can come back to find and recover them later.

  • Derelict: A ship or property completely abandoned at sea with no one trying to bring it back

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For what crime was Susan B. Anthony arrested in 1872?

Susan B. Anthony was arrested in November 1872 for illegally voting in the presidential election as a woman, which violated New York State law. 
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  • Anthony and 14 other women went to a polling place in Rochester, New York, on November 5, 1872.

  • She demanded a ballot and cast her vote for a congressional candidate.

  • She acted as part of a planned protest to test women's voting rights

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Which of these action-movie series did actress Maggie Grace co-star in?

Maggie Grace co-starred in the action-movie franchise Taken (playing Kim Mills alongside Liam Neeson across Taken, Taken 2, and Taken 3)

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What vegetable secretes a psychotropic fluid called "lactucarium"?

Wild lettuce (specifically Lactuca virosa, as well as other plants in the Lactuca genus like standard garden lettuce) secretes a psychotropic fluid called lactucarium.
This milky, white fluid oozes from the plant's stems when cut or damaged. Because of its sedating, analgesic, and mild psychotropic effects, lactucarium has historically been referred to as "lettuce opium."

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Who wrote "The Ugly Duckling"?

"The Ugly Duckling" was written by the Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen. 
  • Publication Year: First published on November 11, 1843.

  • Origin: Unlike many traditional folk tales, it is an original story by Hans Christian Andersen.

  • Autobiographical: The author considered the tale a reflection of his own early life and struggles before finding success.

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