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Earthquake with 6.5 magnitude rattles southern and central Mexico killing 2

January 2, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Earthquake with 6.5 magnitude rattles southern and central Mexico killing 2

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico on Friday, interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum ’s first press briefing of the new year as seismic alarms sounded and leaving at least two people dead. The earthquake […]

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Zelenskyy names Ukraine’s head of military intelligence as his new chief of staff

January 2, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Zelenskyy names Ukraine’s head of military intelligence as his new chief of staff

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday appointed the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence as his new chief of staff, a move that comes as the U.S. leads a diplomatic push to end […]

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Trump and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran

January 2, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Trump and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after America bombed Iranian […]

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Kim’s daughter visits family mausoleum, promoting her potential status as heir in North Korea

January 2, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Kim’s daughter visits family mausoleum, promoting her potential status as heir in North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made her first known visit to a sacred family mausoleum, a step that experts say bolstered her status as her father’s potential heir. The […]

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Woman killed in suspected mountain lion attack while hiking in northern Colorado

January 2, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Woman killed in suspected mountain lion attack while hiking in northern Colorado

A woman was killed in a suspected mountain lion attack while she was hiking alone in the mountains of northern Colorado on Thursday, in what would be the first fatal attack by one of the […]

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Friday 1/09

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Which brand's ads featured the slogan "Can You Hear Me Now?" in the early 2000s?

The brand whose ads featured the slogan "Can You Hear Me Now?" in the early 2000s was Verizon, using the iconic "Test Man" character, Paul Marcarelli, to highlight their network's reliability in a memorable campaign that started around 2002. 

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What is New York City's most popular nickname?

New York City's most popular nickname is "The Big Apple," a term first popularized by sports writer John J. Fitz Gerald in the 1920s and later revitalized by a successful tourism campaign in the 1970s to present a brighter image of the city, as discussed by Britannica and Untapped Cities. While other nicknames like "The City That Never Sleeps" exist, "The Big Apple" is arguably the most iconic and globally recognized, according to this Wikipedia article and NYC Injury Attorneys. 

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Who voiced the character Atta in the movie "A Bug's Life"?

Princess Atta in Disney/Pixar's A Bug's Life was voiced by the acclaimed American actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, known for her roles in sitcoms like Seinfeld

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What was Google’s original name?

Google's original name was BackRub. It was a research project created by co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University in 1996. The name "BackRub" came from the system's method of analyzing a website's "backlinks" (links from other sites pointing back to it) to determine its importance and relevance. 

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What insect’s larvae, found in some tropical regions, can burrow into human skin and develop inside?

The insect whose larvae burrow into human skin in tropical regions is primarily the Human Botfly (Dermatobia hominis), found in Central/South America, but also the Tumbu fly (Cordylobia anthropophaga) in Africa, both causing painful, boil-like lesions as the maggots develop under the skin, a condition called myiasis, often transferred via mosquitoes or contaminated clothing

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