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See you next Tuesday? More like see you in court

February 11, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on See you next Tuesday? More like see you in court

(NOTE LANGUAGE) In the trial of the century, an English woman will argue for her right to display the c-word on her car. As reported by The Guardian, 29-year-old Georgia Venables pleaded not guilty to a charge of displaying […]

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Canadian robbers steal more than a bit of butter

February 10, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Canadian robbers steal more than a bit of butter

We don’t know what you can bake with five figures worth of butter, but apparently a group of robbers was determined to find out. As shared by Canada’s Peel Police, six people have been arrested and charged […]

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This pro golfer could use a caddie in the kitchen, too

February 10, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on This pro golfer could use a caddie in the kitchen, too

Whether in the kitchen or on the golf course, using the right tool is always important. That was the lesson two-time Masters winner Scottie Scheffler learned after being sidelined by an injury sustained while cooking ravioli.  As reported […]

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Turn an onion ring into engagement bling at Red Robin

February 10, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Turn an onion ring into engagement bling at Red Robin

If you’re hoping to propose to your sweetheart but maybe don’t have the funds for the perfect ring, perhaps Red Robin can help. The home of bottomless fries has launched a sweepstakes offering a chance […]

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Pittsburgh employee’s day interrupted by exploding toilet

February 9, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Pittsburgh employee’s day interrupted by exploding toilet

A toilet really did a number on a Pittsburgh city employee, and we’re not talking about number 1 or number 2. According to WPXI, the employee was injured when a toilet in a government building exploded due […]

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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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