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Police recover a swallowed Fabergé pendant after a 6-day wait for it to reappear

December 5, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Police recover a swallowed Fabergé pendant after a 6-day wait for it to reappear

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Police said Friday they have recovered a James Bond-inspired Fabergé pendant after six days of closely watching the man accused of swallowing the jewelry in an Auckland store. They said the pendant […]

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Police officer tries out new gig after arresting DoorDash delivery driver for DUI

December 4, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Police officer tries out new gig after arresting DoorDash delivery driver for DUI

You may have ordered DoorDash when drunk, but delivering a DoorDash order while drunk is definitely a no-no. The Cape Coral Police Department in Florida reports it arrested a motorist for DUI who was on the way […]

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Oh, bother: Stuffed bear lost after weather balloon journey

December 4, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oh, bother: Stuffed bear lost after weather balloon journey

While Winnie the Pooh is used to traveling the skies by balloon in search of honey, this bear wasn’t quite as experienced. The BBC reports that students of the Walhampton School in England sent a teddy bear up […]

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What’s loose in New Jersey? A horse, of course!

December 4, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on What’s loose in New Jersey? A horse, of course!

Cars weren’t the only things with horsepower in this New Jersey town. The Monroe Township Police Department reports that it was called to address a loose horse wandering around a Jersey neighborhood. “Officers quickly arrived and […]

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Nope: Woman brought in for cremation starts moving in coffin

December 3, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Nope: Woman brought in for cremation starts moving in coffin

A definitely not dead woman saved herself from being cremated by knocking on her coffin. The Associated Press reports that a man brought his 65-year-old sister to the Wat Rat Prakhong Tham Buddhist temple in Thailand to be […]

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Friday 1/09

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Which brand's ads featured the slogan "Can You Hear Me Now?" in the early 2000s?

The brand whose ads featured the slogan "Can You Hear Me Now?" in the early 2000s was Verizon, using the iconic "Test Man" character, Paul Marcarelli, to highlight their network's reliability in a memorable campaign that started around 2002. 

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What is New York City's most popular nickname?

New York City's most popular nickname is "The Big Apple," a term first popularized by sports writer John J. Fitz Gerald in the 1920s and later revitalized by a successful tourism campaign in the 1970s to present a brighter image of the city, as discussed by Britannica and Untapped Cities. While other nicknames like "The City That Never Sleeps" exist, "The Big Apple" is arguably the most iconic and globally recognized, according to this Wikipedia article and NYC Injury Attorneys. 

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Who voiced the character Atta in the movie "A Bug's Life"?

Princess Atta in Disney/Pixar's A Bug's Life was voiced by the acclaimed American actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, known for her roles in sitcoms like Seinfeld

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What was Google’s original name?

Google's original name was BackRub. It was a research project created by co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University in 1996. The name "BackRub" came from the system's method of analyzing a website's "backlinks" (links from other sites pointing back to it) to determine its importance and relevance. 

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What insect’s larvae, found in some tropical regions, can burrow into human skin and develop inside?

The insect whose larvae burrow into human skin in tropical regions is primarily the Human Botfly (Dermatobia hominis), found in Central/South America, but also the Tumbu fly (Cordylobia anthropophaga) in Africa, both causing painful, boil-like lesions as the maggots develop under the skin, a condition called myiasis, often transferred via mosquitoes or contaminated clothing

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