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‘It was either me or him and I won,’ British retiree says after beating back mugger

January 16, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on ‘It was either me or him and I won,’ British retiree says after beating back mugger

LONDON (AP) — An 84-year-old British man armed only with a pair of trousers beat back a mugger half his age who tried to rob him at a laundry in the north of England. Ron […]

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Scared to make phone calls? There’s a class for that

January 15, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Scared to make phone calls? There’s a class for that

If there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who you gonna call? Well, if you’re a teenager, absolutely nobody, since you’re probably too scared to use the phone. Luckily, there’s a class for that. As reported […]

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Stolen pizza tips lead to reunion with missing hat

January 15, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Stolen pizza tips lead to reunion with missing hat

The thieves who took a pizza joint’s tip jar could probably use a tip about leaving evidence behind. Stone Oven Pizza in Wichita Falls, Texas, reported in a Facebook post that a group of teenagers had stolen some […]

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‘It was either me or him and I won,’ British retiree says after beating back mugger

January 15, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on ‘It was either me or him and I won,’ British retiree says after beating back mugger

LONDON (AP) — An 84-year-old British man armed only with a pair of trousers beat back a mugger half his age who tried to rob him at a laundry in the north of England. Ron […]

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Meet Hemsworth, the record-breaking Australian funnel-web spider

January 14, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Meet Hemsworth, the record-breaking Australian funnel-web spider

What do you get when you bring together Thor, venom and record-breaking spiders? Surprisingly, not a comic book. The Australian Reptile Park has announced the introduction of Hemsworth, the largest-ever male funnel-web spider recorded by the organization. The […]

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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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