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Airline passenger crunched after being unable to pay for in-flight Pringles

April 16, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Airline passenger crunched after being unable to pay for in-flight Pringles

While air travel allows us the luxury of eating chips while flying thousands of feet in the air, it also presents the dilemma of what happens when you can’t pay for said chips while flying […]

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Boat mix-up turns American into lifetime fan of English soccer team

April 16, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Boat mix-up turns American into lifetime fan of English soccer team

An American tourist’s mix-up in London has resulted in a lifelong emotional commitment. According to the BBC, Arizona student Evan Johnston was wandering through the English capital when he hopped on a boat that he thought was a […]

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See how a Michigan town moved 9,100 books one by one to their new home

April 16, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on See how a Michigan town moved 9,100 books one by one to their new home

CHELSEA, Mich. (AP) — Residents of all ages in a small Michigan community formed a human chain and helped a local bookshop move each of its 9,100 books — one by one — to a […]

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The North remembers: Company claims dire wolves are now ‘de-extinct’

April 15, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on The North remembers: Company claims dire wolves are now ‘de-extinct’

Like Jon Snow himself, dire wolves have supposedly been brought back to life. In addition to being the patron animal of House Stark in Game of Thrones, the dire wolf was a real animal many thousands of […]

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What’s your excuse? 100-year-old endangered tortoises become parents

April 15, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on What’s your excuse? 100-year-old endangered tortoises become parents

Never say it’s never too late.  A pair of 100-year-old tortoises living at the Philadelphia Zoo are now the parents of four babies. The hatchlings were born in February and made the female tortoise, appropriately named Mommy, the […]

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Saturday 3/28

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Who was the first to play the role of James Bond in the series of films?

Sean Connery is widely recognized as the first actor to portray James Bond in the official Eon Productions film series, starring in Dr. No (1962). He defined the 007 character in six official films between 1962 and 1971, plus a later return in 1983, establishing the archetype of a sophisticated yet dangerous agent

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What is the average lifespan of the hummingbird?

Hummingbirds typically live for 3 to 5 years in the wild, though many do not survive their first year. While5 years is average, some species can live for more than 10 years, with a female Broad-tailed hummingbird holding the record at over 12 years.

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What classic video game featuring a yellow, ghost-chomping character was released in North America in August 1980?

The classic video game released in North America in 1980 featuring a yellow, ghost-chomping character is Pac-Man. Developed by Namco and released in Japan in May 1980, it was licensed by Midway Manufacturing and brought to North American arcades by October 1980, quickly becoming a massive cultural phenomenon.

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Who is credited with inventing the telephone?

Alexander Graham Bell is officially credited as the inventor of the telephone, receiving the first U.S. patent for the device on March 7, 1876. While Bell is widely recognized, the invention was contentious, with Italian inventor Antonio Meucci and American Elisha Gray also developing similar technologies around the same time. 

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In the movie "The Karate Kid", what is the name of Daniel's master?

Nariyoshi Keisuke Miyagi, better known as Mr. Miyagi, is a fictional character of Robert Mark Kamen's The Karate Kid franchise, appearing in The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part II (1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), and The Next Karate Kid (1994). He was portrayed by Japanese-American actor Pat Morita. A wise, Okinawan-born karate master, he mentors Daniel LaRusso in the first three films (1984–1989) and Julie Pierce in the fourth film (1994).

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