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Break a world record, but do it like an animal

October 7, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Break a world record, but do it like an animal

A 22-year-old man from Japan is the fastest human on all fours. Ryusei Yonee now holds the Guinness World Record, running 328 feet in 14.55 seconds ON ALL FOURS. Yonee’s been racing with all his limbs since middle […]

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See you later, Michigan alligator; turns out it’s a crocodile

October 7, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on See you later, Michigan alligator; turns out it’s a crocodile

There’s one reptile in Michigan who’s a LONG way from home. On Tuesday, officers in Hampton Township answered a call from residents who’d spotted what they believed to be an alligator. Once police showed up, however, they discovered it […]

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Squirrel attacking residents in California town, sending at least 2 to hospital

October 7, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Squirrel attacking residents in California town, sending at least 2 to hospital

A California squirrel has gone nuts, and residents in one town are on the alert. San Rafael, California, residents have reported a series of attacks from a vicious brown squirrel that sent at least two people to […]

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Birds gone wild: How to catch a Chicago macaw

October 7, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Birds gone wild: How to catch a Chicago macaw

Nobody puts Baby in a camper — or takes him on a camping trip, for that matter. A nearly 9-year-old pet macaw parrot named Baby made its escape last weekend after its owner took it for an […]

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How much can you bench, bruh? Probably not as much as Vispy Kharadi

October 5, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on How much can you bench, bruh? Probably not as much as Vispy Kharadi

A bodybuilder known as the “Steel Man of India” is pretty much the walking, talking embodiment of Hercules.  Vispy Kharadi just broke the Guinness World Record for holding the heaviest weight on a set of pillars known as Hercules pillars. Kharadi […]

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Wednesday 7/29

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Where did the world's first commercial flight travel to?

The world's first scheduled commercial airline flight traveled from St. Petersburg, Florida, to Tampa, Florida. 
On January 1, 1914, pilot Tony Jannus flew the inaugural route across Tampa Bay for the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line.

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"The Da Vinci Code" repeats the myth that the glass pyramid in front of the Louvre consists of how many panes?

The Da Vinci Code repeats the urban legend that the main glass pyramid outside the Louvre Museum consists of 666 panes of glass, framing it as a satanic number. In reality, the structure contains 673 individual glass panes (603 rhombi and 70 triangles).

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Which national park is widely recognized as the world's first national park?

The world's first modern official national park is Yellowstone National Park in the United States.

Yellowstone National Park (Official Modern First)
  • Location: Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, USA
  • Date Established: March 1, 1872
  • Founder: Signed into law by U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant
  • Size: 2.2 million acres (3,472 square miles)
  • Key Features: Famous for holding half the world's active geysers (including Old Faithful) and abundant wildlife like bison and wolves.

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What was the original brand of cereal pitched by BuzzBee?

BuzzBee (or simply Buzz) was introduced alongside and pitched for Honey Nut Cheerios when the cereal launched by General Mills in 1979. He has never represented any other original brand of cereal.

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What common aquarium fish is named for the naturalist who discovered it in Trinidad in 1876?

The common aquarium fish is the guppy (Poecilia reticulata), though historical records note the discovery in Trinidad actually occurred in 1866 (not 1876) by the British-born naturalist Robert John Lechmere Guppy, who sent specimens to the Natural History Museum in London.

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