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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a prehistoric crocodile dropping from a tree?

November 21, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a prehistoric crocodile dropping from a tree?

We’ve heard of Crocs drops, but a “drop croc”? That is the nickname bestowed upon a prehistoric Australian crocodile thought to have dropped from trees to attack unsuspecting prey. The BBC reports that 55-million-year-old eggshells discovered Down Under […]

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German police officer ‘swan’ to protect all creatures

November 20, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on German police officer ‘swan’ to protect all creatures

Nearly 150 years after the first premiere of Swan Lake, a different sort of swan ballet took place in Germany. German police posted a video on Facebook of an officer corralling a swan that found itself stuck on […]

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Where in the world is England’s lost flamingo? France, apparently

November 20, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Where in the world is England’s lost flamingo? France, apparently

A lost flamingo has apparently been found in an entirely different country from where she started. The BBC reports that Frankie the flamingo escaped from the Paradise Park wildlife sanctuary in England on Nov. 2 and was photographed in northern […]

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Just call it Lucifer: Newly discovered horned bee has devilish name

November 20, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Just call it Lucifer: Newly discovered horned bee has devilish name

Please allow this new bee to introduce itself. Australia’s Curtin University has announced the discovery of a devilish insect dubbed Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucifer after the hornlike protrusions on its face. “When writing up the new species description I was […]

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Raise a toast 150 years in the making

November 19, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Raise a toast 150 years in the making

A bottle of beer that’s been around for approximately as long as it takes to sing “99 Bottles of Beer” is set to finally be opened. According to the BBC, the bottle of Allsopp’s Arctic Ale has sat […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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A clowder is a name given to a group of what?

A clowder is a group of cats.   Other terms used for groups of cats include:
  • Glaring: A group of cats that are unfamiliar with or uncertain of one another.

  • Clutter: Another common term for a gathering of cats.

  • Colony: A group of free-ranging or feral cats living together near a food source.

  • Kindle or Litter: A group of kittens.

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Which of these is not a type of eyeliner?

Needle is not a type of eyeliner.  While pencil and gel are two of the most common forms of eyeliner used in makeup, "needle" is not a product category (though it is used in cosmetic tattooing/permanent makeup, it is not a type of topical eyeliner you buy in a makeup aisle.

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Victor Wembanyama, Dylan Harper and De'Aaron Fox play for which NBA team?

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The axles that attach skateboard wheels to the deck are called what?

The T-shaped metal assemblies that attach the wheels to the skateboard deck are called trucks, while the specific steel rod running through each truck that the wheels slide onto is called the axle.

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Which Rocky film did Dolph Lundgren co-star?

Dolph Lundgren co-starred as the Soviet boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV (1985) and later reprised the role in Creed II (2018).

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