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As if parallel parking wasn’t stressful enough

July 18, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on As if parallel parking wasn’t stressful enough

If you think parallel parking is nerve-racking already, what if we added a whole neighborhood of people to watch and judge you? While that may sound like a newly created circle of Hell, it’s actually the […]

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A slice of history: New Haven attempting to set record for largest pizza party

July 17, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on A slice of history: New Haven attempting to set record for largest pizza party

Do you like pizza? Do you like to party? Then it may be time to plan a trip to New Haven, Connecticut. NBC New York reports that the city is attempting to break the Guinness World […]

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We’ve heard of a traffic jam, but this is ridiculous!

July 17, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on We’ve heard of a traffic jam, but this is ridiculous!

There are traffic jams, and then there’s traffic caused by jam. The streets of Mission, British Columbia, Canada, were dealing with the latter when crates of blueberries spilled from the back of a pickup truck. […]

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Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches $5.3 million at auction, but young dinosaur steals the show

July 17, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches $5.3 million at auction, but young dinosaur steals the show

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday. But a rare young dinosaur skeleton stole […]

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Rodeo bull of multiple names tracked down after five-day search

July 16, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Rodeo bull of multiple names tracked down after five-day search

If you’re going to be on the run from authorities, it probably would help to have a fake name or two. Perhaps that’s why an escaped rodeo bull was known by multiple aliases.  According to CBS […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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How many strings does a standard violin have?

A standard acoustic violin has four strings. They are tuned in a sequence of perfect fifths: G, D, A, and E.

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What did Elwood trade for a microphone in the movie "The Blues Brothers"?

In the movie "The Blues Brothers", Elwood traded their old car, a Cadillac (the previous Bluesmobile), for a microphone.

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From which country did the troll doll originate?

Troll dolls originated in Gjøl, Denmark, in 1959, created by a Danish woodcutter and fisherman named Thomas Dam. He carved the first doll out of wood because he was too poor to buy a Christmas gift for his young daughter, Lila.

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The dish, "Pad Thai" originates from what Asian country?

Pad Thai originates from Thailand, where it is recognized as a national dish. It was heavily promoted by the Thai government in the 1930s and 1940s during a period of national economic hardship and political change to build national identity and reduce domestic rice consumption.

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The Empire State Building went dark for 15 minutes to mark the August 2004 death of what actress?

The Empire State Building went dark for 15 minutes on August 10, 2004, to honor the legendary actress Fay Wray, who died on August 8 at the age of 96.

Connection to the Landmark
  • King Kong (1933): Fay Wray starred as Ann Darrow in the classic monster film.
  • The Climax: The movie's famous final sequence features the giant ape scaling the skyscraper while holding her.
  • Final Visit: She made her final poignant visit to the Empire State Building just three months before her passing.

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