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Oregon Gov. Kotek calls transportation funding special session just before Labor Day

July 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon Gov. Kotek calls transportation funding special session just before Labor Day

by Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital ChronicleJuly 22, 2025 Gov. Tina Kotek will order lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session at the end of August to address a $350 million funding shortfall in […]

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‘These are big bills’: Oregon’s student loan watchdog logs record high complaints

July 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on ‘These are big bills’: Oregon’s student loan watchdog logs record high complaints

by Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital ChronicleJuly 22, 2025 Oregonians are filing a record number of grievances with a state official who helps ensure student loan servicers follow the law, according to an annual report from […]

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The tortoise and the flare: Turtle accidentally starts house fire

July 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on The tortoise and the flare: Turtle accidentally starts house fire

We didn’t start the fire, this tortoise did. The London Fire Brigade reports that it responded to a small apartment fire caused by a pet turtle accidentally knocking over its heat lamp in its tank, causing the […]

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Talk about a cliff-hanger: Stranded goat rescued

July 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Talk about a cliff-hanger: Stranded goat rescued

Call it the GROAT: the greatest rescue of all time. A goat that was stranded on a Hawaii cliff for a week was finally saved, KHON2 reports. The operation required approaches from the land and the sea […]

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Escaped prisoner pulls the old hiding-in-the-laundry trick for real

July 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Escaped prisoner pulls the old hiding-in-the-laundry trick for real

Apparently all those old movies had it right: you can escape from prison through the laundry. CNN reports that an inmate in France’s Corbas prison made his way back to the outside world after hiding in the […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What character from a pop song wears electric boots and a mohair suit?

The character is Bennie from the 1973 song "Bennie and the Jets" by Elton John. Described as an androgynous, glam-rock leader of a fictional band, Bennie is famously depicted as wearing electric boots and a mohair suit, as mentioned in the lyrics "She's got electric boots, a mohair suit". 

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In the 1983 film "National Lampoon's Vacation", where were the Griswold's headed on their cross country trip?

In the 1983 film "National Lampoon's Vacation", where were the Griswold's headed on their cross country trip?

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What was the first US state to have two female senators at the same time?

California was the first US state to have two female senators serve simultaneously, beginning in 1993. Following the 1992 elections (the "Year of the Woman"), Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer took office to represent the state.

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What fruit comes in Bing and Rainier variety?

Bing and Rainier are both popular varieties of sweet cherries (Prunus avium), commonly sold in North American produce aisles during the summer

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What famous author tried to get his wife committed to an insane asylum so he could live with his 18-year-old mistress?

The famous author who attempted to have his wife committed to an insane asylum so he could live with his 18-year-old mistress was Charles Dickens. 

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  • The Mistress: In 1857, at age 45, Dickens met Ellen Ternan, an 18-year-old actress, and began an affair. 
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  • The Wife: His wife of 22 years, Catherine Dickens, with whom he had ten children, became an obstacle to his new romance. 
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  • The Action: Newly discovered letters revealed that Dickens tried to coerce a doctor to declare Catherine mentally ill so he could commit her to an asylum, but the doctor refused. 
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  • The Outcome: Failing to lock her away, Dickens legally separated from Catherine in 1858, forced her out of the family home, and provided her with a separate residence, while he continued his relationship with Ternan. 
    Smithsonian Magazine
This darker side of Dickens—who was known as a champion of family values in his writing—was further highlighted by his cruel attempts to paint his wife as a bad mother and an unfit wife during their separation, notes a report in the Smithsonian Magazine. 

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