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Judge validates your feelings that your dog is part of the family

June 30, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Judge validates your feelings that your dog is part of the family

If you have a dog, then you surely already think of them as an official part of the family. Now, though, you have legal standing to say so. As Gothamist reports, Justice Aaron Maslow of New York City ruled that a […]

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Bear freed from beary uncomfortable accessory

June 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Bear freed from beary uncomfortable accessory

While it may be important to accessorize in the human world, in the bear world, not so much. One particular bear in Michigan unwittingly tried to buck that trend when it got its head stuck […]

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Maybe he just wanted a pint: Escaped mongoose found at local brewery

June 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Maybe he just wanted a pint: Escaped mongoose found at local brewery

Who amongst us doesn’t have the urge to flee our responsibilities for the satisfaction of a refreshing beverage?  We imagine that’s what Gef the mongoose was feeling when he escaped the Curraghs Wildlife Park on the Isle of […]

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Diamonds are forever, even if they’re caught in a baggage carousel

June 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Diamonds are forever, even if they’re caught in a baggage carousel

We’ve heard of a diamond in the rough, but what about a diamond in the baggage carousel? According to CBS Pittsburgh, a woman traveling from Los Angeles to the Steel City thought the diamond from her engagement ring […]

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Cleaning out the car leads to $50K payday for lottery winner

June 26, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Cleaning out the car leads to $50K payday for lottery winner

We get it, cleaning out the car is a huge pain. But perhaps the prospect of a five-figure payday will convince you to buckle down and get it done. As the Maryland Lottery reports, a man from […]

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Thursday 5/28

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What animal did humans first domesticate?

Dog -- Fossil evidence suggests that dogs may have been human companions between 13,000 and 30,000 years ago, far earlier than any other known animal.

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Chicago is located on the shore of what lake?

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Which of the 7 dwarves did not speak?

Dopey is the only one of the seven dwarves who does not speak. In Disney’s 1937 classic, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, his silence is a defining trait explained by the character Happy with the line, "He don't talk none... He never tried".

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Which song was tapped out on the giant keyboard in "Big"?

In the iconic 1988 movie Big, Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia tap out the classic duet "Heart and Soul" on the giant floor piano. They also sprinkle in a few bars of "Chopsticks" during the upbeat, improvised dance routine. 

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What novel portrays the life of the Joad family during the Great Depression?

The novel that portrays the life of the Joad family during the Great Depression is The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.

Published in 1939, this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic follows the Joads, a family of tenant farmers in Oklahoma who are forced off their land by drought, the Dust Bowl, and bank foreclosures. Together with thousands of other displaced "Okies," they set out on Route 66 in search of work, land, and a dignified life in California. The novel serves as a powerful piece of social commentary, capturing both the hardships and the resilience of Americans during the 1930s.

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