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Oddities

Australian city hopes to break world record with eight-times 76 trombones in big parade

July 20, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Australian city hopes to break world record with eight-times 76 trombones in big parade

While there were famously 76 trombones in the big parade, it’ll take a lot more than that to break a world record. The city of Ipswich, Australia, believes it did just that by gathering more […]

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Oddities

Oh, fairway? We thought you said bear-way

July 20, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oh, fairway? We thought you said bear-way

This bear is going from cub to clubs. Video obtained by CTV News shows a bear picking up a loaded golf bag with its mouth and running away with it at a course in British Columbia, Canada. The video […]

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Oddities

Be prepared: Zoo successfully handles wildebeest incident

July 20, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Be prepared: Zoo successfully handles wildebeest incident

While not as scary as the stampede that killed Mufasa, patrons at the Fort Wayne Zoo in Indiana recently went through their own wildebeest-related ordeal. According to WANE, one of the zoo’s exhibits was evacuated after […]

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USPS releases 10 new Barbie stamps featuring different occupations

July 20, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on USPS releases 10 new Barbie stamps featuring different occupations

Ten new Barbie stamps are now available from the U.S. Postal Service. The new stamp set features the iconic Barbie doll dressed in 10 outfits that depict different occupations, including an astronaut, music star, paleontologist, […]

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Avengers: Doomsday trailer assembles Marvel universe to defeat Doctor Doom

July 20, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Avengers: Doomsday trailer assembles Marvel universe to defeat Doctor Doom

The Avengers assemble in the official trailer for Avengers: Doomsday. Marvel and Disney released the new trailer for the upcoming superhero film on Monday. The film follows “beloved heroes from three distinct universes” who are “set on a […]

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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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