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Un-bee-lievable: Truckload of bees set loose following traffic accident

June 10, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Un-bee-lievable: Truckload of bees set loose following traffic accident

This traffic accident stings more than most. As reported by the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office in Washington, a commercial vehicle carrying bees turned over, letting 250 million of the winged insects loose. “WCSO deputies, Whatcom County […]

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Toddler unhurt after taking joyride on airport baggage conveyer belt

June 9, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Toddler unhurt after taking joyride on airport baggage conveyer belt

A toddler went on an adventure at Newark Airport that was much scarier than going up in the sky. The 2-year-old found their way onto the luggage conveyer belt at the departures level JetBlue counter. They made it all the […]

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Laser pointer doesn’t impress wild bobcat much

June 9, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Laser pointer doesn’t impress wild bobcat much

If there’s one thing a wild bobcat and Shania Twain have in common, it’s that they aren’t too easily impressed. That’s what the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office discovered when they tried to lure a bobcat out of […]

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Only paddles? British canoeist says he can’t compete in Olympics because of OnlyFans page

June 9, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Only paddles? British canoeist says he can’t compete in Olympics because of OnlyFans page

A British canoeist’s dream of competing in the Olympics has hit a significant snag, allegedly due to him posting on an OnlyFans account. Kurts Adams Rozentals tells BBC Sport that he’s been suspended by Paddle UK, the governing […]

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See, it works! Man accidentally shots himself with gun he was trying to sell

June 8, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on See, it works! Man accidentally shots himself with gun he was trying to sell

Sometimes before you buy a product, you want to see it in action first. Maybe that’s how a man got shot while attempting to sell a handgun. According to Cleveland.com, the man was in an Ohio […]

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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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