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Woodpecker pecking powers down Irish town

February 23, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Woodpecker pecking powers down Irish town

How much wood could a woodpecker peck if that wood was protecting electrical poles? It turns out, a lot. So much so that, according to RTE, woodpeckers have been knocking out power in a Irish town. […]

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Talk about an own goal: Wanted fugitive arrested at Olympic hockey game

February 22, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Talk about an own goal: Wanted fugitive arrested at Olympic hockey game

If you’re a fugitive from the law, it’s probably safe to say that you’re on thin ice. Well, one wanted man decided to test how thin that ice might be when he showed up at […]

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A stranger, from the outside! Toddler gets stuck inside claw machine

February 20, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on A stranger, from the outside! Toddler gets stuck inside claw machine

Much like the aliens in Toy Story, this child was mesmerized by a claw machine. So much so that the toddler found himself inside a Missouri establishment’s claw machine after escaping the eyes of his parents for […]

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Marsupial mix-up: Loose wallaby in Colorado mistaken for kangaroo

February 19, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Marsupial mix-up: Loose wallaby in Colorado mistaken for kangaroo

If you see a pouched animal hopping around, we wouldn’t blame you if you assumed it was a kangaroo. Colorado’s Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received a report that a kangaroo was on the loose in […]

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A leg-endary find: Woman’s lost prosthetic limb washes up on beach

February 19, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on A leg-endary find: Woman’s lost prosthetic limb washes up on beach

Behold, the legend of the lost leg. Brenda Ogden tells the BBC that she had gone to the beach to go swimming with her prosthetic leg, which was custom-made after her original leg was amputated after she was […]

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Tuesday 3/24

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Which is bigger, the state of Florida or England?

Florida is bigger than England. The little state of Florida covers a total area of 170,304 km2. England takes up a mere 130,395 km2.

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Who did Muhammad Ali defeat to gain the World Heavyweight boxing title for the first time?

On February 25, 1964, Ali defeated the heavily favored Sonny Liston in six rounds to become heavyweight champ, after which he famously declared, “I am the greatest!”

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What does Ambidextrous mean?

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Thor is the son of which Norse god?

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In the US, what is the name of Dennis the Menace's dog?

In the US version of the comic strip Dennis the Menace by Hank Ketcham, the name of Dennis Mitchell's dog is Ruff. Ruff is a large, shaggy, and friendly dog who is often seen with Dennis, in contrast to the UK version where the character has a dog named Gnasher. 

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