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Prosecutor says golden toilet was stolen from English palace in ‘audacious raid’

February 24, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Prosecutor says golden toilet was stolen from English palace in ‘audacious raid’

LONDON (AP) — It was not your typical smash-and-grab burglary and the booty was precious: a toilet worth more than its weight in gold. The one-of-a-kind 18-carat gold toilet was swiped in under five minutes […]

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104-year-old woman celebrates birthday with trip to jail

February 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on 104-year-old woman celebrates birthday with trip to jail

While spending your birthday in jail sounds like the title to an outlaw country song, it was a voluntary choice for a 104-year-old woman. The centenarian, named Loretta, showed up to the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office in […]

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Florida beaches invaded by mysterious tar balls

February 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Florida beaches invaded by mysterious tar balls

An unwelcome visitor rolled onto the beaches of South Florida recently. According to The Associated Press, the coasts of Port Everglades to Palm Beach were invaded by balls of tar, forcing some beaches to close for a […]

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Thieves used a stolen card to buy a $523,000 lottery ticket. The victim wants to share the winnings

February 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Thieves used a stolen card to buy a $523,000 lottery ticket. The victim wants to share the winnings

PARIS (AP) — Thieves used a stolen card to buy a winning French lottery ticket worth 500,000 euros ($523,000). But they vanished before cashing in —- and now they’re among France’s most famous fugitives. The […]

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Maybe the light was on: Buyers of moth-infested mansion get refund

February 21, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Maybe the light was on: Buyers of moth-infested mansion get refund

If you’re going to spend $40 million on a new mansion, it’s probably a good idea to make sure you’re the only ones living in the house. Such was not the case for Iya Patarkatsishvili and Dr. Yevhen […]

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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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