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More people are mixing business with pleasure when it comes to summer travel

June 5, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on More people are mixing business with pleasure when it comes to summer travel

With summer on the horizon, lots of us are thinking about doing some traveling — and that includes some who’ll be mixing business with pleasure. A new study by the corporate travel booking site Navan […]

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If you’ve flying United, get ready to check in earlier

June 4, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on If you’ve flying United, get ready to check in earlier

United Airlines is changing its check-in cutoff time ahead of the busy summer travel season. The Chicago-based airline will now require check-ins for domestic flights 45 minutes before departure, up from 30 minutes. The move […]

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Only 25% of moms in US report ‘excellent’ mental health, marking an alarming decline

June 3, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Only 25% of moms in US report ‘excellent’ mental health, marking an alarming decline

A growing number of mothers are struggling with their mental and physical health, according to a new study. The study, published Tuesday in JAMA Internal Medicine, surveyed 189,417 mothers from 2016 to 2023. The findings show a sharp […]

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Southwest Airlines’ checked bag fee going into effect 

June 2, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Southwest Airlines’ checked bag fee going into effect 

The era of free checked bags while flying Southwest Airlines is coming to an end. Starting on Wednesday, the Dallas-based carrier will charge customers $35 for their first checked bag and $45 for their second […]

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From Zap, North Dakota, to Zip City, Alabama, some of the funniest town names in the US

May 26, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on From Zap, North Dakota, to Zip City, Alabama, some of the funniest town names in the US

Parade is taking a metaphorical road trip, running down 75 of the “funniest town names” in the country.  While not exactly a ranking of which is necessarily funnier, the list starts with Big Bottom, Washington, before […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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From what language did English borrow the word "ukulele"?

In the Hawaiian language the word ukulele roughly translates as 'jumping flea', perhaps because of the movement of the player's fingers. Legend attributes it to the nickname of Englishman Edward William Purvis, one of King Kalākaua's officers, because of his small size, fidgety manner, and playing expertise.

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On what show did Heather Locklear make her TV debut in a recurring role?

In 1982, Locklear began a long term association with television producer Aaron Spelling. First, she was cast in a recurring role as Sammy Jo Dean on Spelling's Dynasty. The following year, while still appearing on Dynasty, Locklear took on a starring role as Officer Stacy Sheridan on the police drama T.J. Hooker.

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Originally called pimento, what popular spice was first grown in Jamaica?

Allspice, also known as Jamaica pepper, myrtle pepper, pimenta, or pimento, is the dried unripe berry of Pimenta dioica, a midcanopy tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico, and Central America, now cultivated in many warm parts of the world.

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Who recorded the song "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"?

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a song by the English pop rock band Tears for Fears from their second studio album Songs from the Big Chair (1985).

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Who wrote the book "Gone with the Wind"?

Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell was an American novelist and journalist. Mitchell wrote only one novel that was published during her lifetime, the American Civil War-era novel Gone with the Wind.

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