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Gun group wants new taxes and permits for WA firearm sales

December 10, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Gun group wants new taxes and permits for WA firearm sales

by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardDecember 10, 2024 Washington’s leading gun control group wants state lawmakers to make it tougher and more expensive to buy a firearm. The Alliance for Gun Responsibility said Monday it […]

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Replacement picked for longtime Washington senator

December 10, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Replacement picked for longtime Washington senator

by Laurel Demkovich, Washington State StandardDecember 10, 2024 Democrat Tina Orwall is the latest state representative to make the switch to the Legislature’s other chamber.  Orwall was appointed by the King County Council on Tuesday […]

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Judges in Oregon, Washington, block Kroger-Albertsons supermarket merger

December 10, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Judges in Oregon, Washington, block Kroger-Albertsons supermarket merger

by Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital ChronicleDecember 10, 2024 Editor’s note: The Capital Chronicle is running an end-of-year fundraising campaign, with a $10,000 goal, to help us continue our first-class coverage next year. A lot is […]

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State education department, advocates, ask legislators to tackle unfunded special education mandate

December 10, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on State education department, advocates, ask legislators to tackle unfunded special education mandate

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleDecember 10, 2024 Editor’s note: The Capital Chronicle is running an end-of-year fundraising campaign, with a $10,000 goal, to help us continue our first-class coverage next year. A lot is […]

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Oregon getting federal money to improve habitat for imperiled western monarch butterfly

December 10, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon getting federal money to improve habitat for imperiled western monarch butterfly

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleDecember 10, 2024 Editor’s note: The Capital Chronicle is running an end-of-year fundraising campaign, with a $10,000 goal, to help us continue our first-class coverage next year. A lot is […]

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Thursday 12/18

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What causes the holes in Swiss cheese?

Holes (or "eyes") in Swiss cheese are caused by carbon dioxide gas produced by Propionibacterium bacteria fermenting lactic acid during ripening, with tiny hay particles from traditional milking acting as nucleation points where the gas collects and forms bubbles, leading to the characteristic round openings. Modern, ultra-clean milking methods reduced hay particles, causing fewer holes, but adding hay dust back can restore them. 

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What caused the first computer bug?

The first documented computer "bug" was a literal moth that caused a malfunction in the Harvard Mark II computer in 1947. Engineers, including those involved with Grace Hopper, found the insect stuck in a relay, leading them to tape it in the logbook with the note, "First actual case of bug being found," popularizing the term "debugging" for fixing computer errors. 

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How many feet separate the bases in a regulation-sized baseball diamond?

In a regulation-sized baseball diamond (like MLB, high school, and NCAA), the bases are 90 feet apart, meaning the distance from home to first, first to second, second to third, and third to home (along the baseline) is 90 feet. This 90-foot distance is a standard for adult and professional play, though youth leagues use shorter distances (e.g., 60 feet for Little League Majors). 

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The song "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" was inspired by Stephen Stills' breakup with whom?

The song "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" by Crosby, Stills & Nash was inspired by Stephen Stills' breakup with fellow folk singer Judy Collins, with the lyrics expressing his feelings about their passionate but ultimately ending relationship from 1967-1969. Stills wrote the song as a musical suite, a play on words for "Sweet Judy Blue Eyes," referencing her famous blue eyes and their complicated romance, even including details like her therapy sessions in the lyrics. 

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What is the shape of the Milky Way?

The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy, shaped like a giant spinning pinwheel with a central bar of stars, from which spiral arms extend outwards, containing our Solar System on one of these arms (the Orion Arm). It has a central bulge, a disk, and a surrounding halo, with recent research suggesting it primarily has two main arms (Perseus and Scutum-Centaurus) that split, rather than four or more distinct arms as once thought. 

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