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Bakery owner in New England says he was offended over town’s decision against pastry painting

February 16, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Bakery owner in New England says he was offended over town’s decision against pastry painting

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire bakery owner has tesified that his excitement about displaying a painting by high school students of giant pastries quickly turned to annoyance after a zoning code officer told […]

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Lifestyle

Chances of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade have nearly doubled, NASA says

February 16, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Chances of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade have nearly doubled, NASA says

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade have almost doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA astronomers. The asteroid, discovered just after Christmas and named 2024 YR4, could strike […]

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Science / Health

Red dye No. 3 has been banned, but what about other artificial food dyes?

February 16, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Red dye No. 3 has been banned, but what about other artificial food dyes?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the dye known as Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January, setting deadlines for stripping the brightly hued additive from candies and cough syrup, baked goods and frozen […]

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Science / Health

Former director of the Alabama NASA center during the Challenger space shuttle explosion dies at 102

February 16, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Former director of the Alabama NASA center during the Challenger space shuttle explosion dies at 102

William Ray Lucas, who led the NASA facility that shouldered much of the blame for the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, has died. Lucas was 102. Lucas died Monday at his home in […]

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Entertainment

‘Captain America: Brave New World’ soars toward a $100 million holiday weekend

February 16, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ soars toward a $100 million holiday weekend

“Captain America: Brave New World” infused some blockbuster cash into the North American box office, bringing in $88.5 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Walt Disney Co. release is […]

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What do folks from Louisiana and Mississippi call sluggish creeks and marshy lakes?

In Louisiana and Mississippi, sluggish creeks and marshy lakes are primarily called bayous. This term refers to relatively small, slow-moving waterways found in flat, low-lying areas, generally characterized by an almost imperceptible current. 

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What is the collective name for chicken, ducks and turkeys in the wild?

Chickens, ducks, and turkeys are collectively known as fowl. In scientific classification, these birds belong to the superorder Galloanserae, which is further divided into two main orders: Galliformes (landfowl or groundfowl) and Anseriformes (waterfowl). 

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What Paris cathedral's bells were rung by Quasimodo?

Quasimodo is the fictional bell-ringer of the Notre-Dame de Paris (Notre Dame Cathedral). In Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Quasimodo lives in seclusion within the cathedral's towers, where his primary duty is to ring its massive bells.

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Which videogame company originally brought Pac-Man to home consoles?

Atari, Inc. was the company that originally brought Pac-Man to home consoles. Although the arcade original was developed by Namco and distributed in North America by Midway, Atari secured the exclusive home console rights directly from Namco in late 1980. The first home adaptation was released for the Atari 2600 (then known as the Atari VCS) in March 1982.

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What type of wool can come from a rabbit?

Wool produced by rabbits is known as Angora wool (or Angora fiber). It is sourced primarily from various breeds of Angora rabbits and is renowned as one of the softest, lightest, and warmest natural fibers in the world

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