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Slug does great prankster impression by continually ringing doorbell

September 16, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Slug does great prankster impression by continually ringing doorbell

German residents went from extremely annoyed to just grossed out when they discovered the culprit behind their apartment building’s excessive doorbell ringing. As The Guardianreports, residents were awoken late at night by the sound of never-ending doorbell […]

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Man drives pink Barbie Jeep on main road in search of a slurpee

September 16, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Man drives pink Barbie Jeep on main road in search of a slurpee

Late country legend George Jones was infamous for once driving his riding lawn mower to the liquor store when his wife took away his keys. Now, in Prince George, British Columbia, a man is in hot water with […]

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The Kentucky nurse who did CPR on a drunk raccoon

September 15, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on The Kentucky nurse who did CPR on a drunk raccoon

If you live next door to a distillery, you’re just bound to get drunk — even if you’re a raccoon, it seems. Nurses at Letcher County Health Department in Kentucky were at work when they spotted a […]

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Humpty Dumpty caper at New Jersey mini-golf course sparks police investigation

September 15, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Humpty Dumpty caper at New Jersey mini-golf course sparks police investigation

CAPE MAY, N.J. (AP) — Humpty Dumpty took a big fall, and now police are hoping to crack the case. A playful, colorful statue of the nursery rhyme icon was forcibly removed from a structure […]

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It burns, burns, burns — the stream of fire

September 15, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on It burns, burns, burns — the stream of fire

Johnny Cash sang about how “it burns, burns, burns, the RING of fire,” but in Gotham, New York, recently, it was a STREAM of fire.  If you check out the YouTube video posted by the Crystal Beach Fire Department, you’ll […]

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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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