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Oddities

Who’s the weasel that stole the children’s slippers?

December 5, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Who’s the weasel that stole the children’s slippers?

Taking off one’s shoes when entering a home in Japan is customary. Likewise, preschoolers are instructed to remove their shoes and put on a pair of slippers that they store in dedicated cubby boxes overnight. […]

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The sins are real, but the preacher is virtual: Swiss church features AI Jesus in confessional

December 5, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on The sins are real, but the preacher is virtual: Swiss church features AI Jesus in confessional

Artificial intelligence is being used in all sorts of areas these days, and believe it or not, that includes the church.  DW News reports that St. Peter’s Church in Lucerne, Switzerland, has basically outsourced confessions to a hologram […]

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Oh dear: Deer crashes into gym, does its business in locker room

December 5, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oh dear: Deer crashes into gym, does its business in locker room

You’ve heard of a gym rat, but what about a gym deer? Well, one Tennessee gym recently had to deal with just that, and let’s just say the animal was not a welcome member.  Competitive […]

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Lifestyle

Debt the halls: 66% of Americans will go into debt this holiday season

December 5, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Debt the halls: 66% of Americans will go into debt this holiday season

The holiday shopping season is upon us, and for many that means racking up the bills in order to check off all the gifts on their list. According to a new debt.com survey of 1,000 people, 66% of […]

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Sports

Dillon Gabriel leads No. 1 Oregon against No. 3 Penn State for Big Ten title with both eyeing CFP

December 5, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Dillon Gabriel leads No. 1 Oregon against No. 3 Penn State for Big Ten title with both eyeing CFP

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel came to Indianapolis in July with a purpose. He wanted a sense of what Lucas Oil Stadium was like before making what he hoped would be a return […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What protein comes from combining wheat flour and water?

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U.S. Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump were born in what year?

U.S. Presidents Donald Trump, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton were all born in 1946. These three presidents represent the earliest wave of the baby boom generation, with all born within a 10-week span: Trump in June, Bush in July, and Clinton in August of that year. 

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  • Donald Trump: Born June 14, 1946.
  • George W. Bush: Born July 6, 1946.
  • Bill Clinton: Born August 19, 1946.

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In which 2001 Kevin Smith film do two slackers break the fourth wall by critiquing Hollywood and embark on a journey to sabotage a movie?

The 2001 Kevin Smith film is Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. In this comedy, the titular slacker duo travels to Hollywood to sabotage a Miramax movie based on their likenesses after discovering they are not being paid for the adaptation, featuring numerous celebrity cameos and fourth-wall-breaking meta-commentary.

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Hydraulics is the study of what?

Hydraulics is the study of the mechanical properties of liquids (primarily water and oil) and their application in engineering to transmit, control, and generate power. It focuses on how fluids behave at rest (hydrostatics) and in motion (hydrodynamics), using Pascal's law to amplify force through pressurized, enclosed systems.

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Which literary work's title character is named Quasimodo?

Quasimodo is the title character and protagonist of Victor Hugo's 1831 gothic novel, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (original French title: Notre-Dame de Paris). He is the physically deformed, deaf bell-ringer of the Notre Dame Cathedral in 15th-century Paris who falls in love with the dancer Esmeralda.

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