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Crane climber in Austin does want to feel those metal clouds

May 1, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Crane climber in Austin does want to feel those metal clouds

A person in Austin, Texas, is giving a new, much more literal meaning to the phrase “hanging out.” As MySanAntonio.com reports, a particularly daring individual was spotted riding a giant crane in Austin’s downtown area. According to […]

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Peacock on the loose turns Philadelphia into City of Feather-ly Love

May 1, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Peacock on the loose turns Philadelphia into City of Feather-ly Love

It’s pretty common to hear the phrase “Go birds!” in Philadelphia, but that’s usually in reference to the Eagles, not peacocks. That might have changed for a moment when a peacock was spotted walking through […]

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Donkey found safe after bear-ly escaping bear encounter

May 1, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Donkey found safe after bear-ly escaping bear encounter

With danger literally bearing down on him, a valiant donkey has been found safe. According to The Berkshire Eagle, Murty the mini donkey got loose from his home in Lanesborough, Massachusetts, after a bear got into his stall. Murty […]

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a guy dressed as a bird for wildlife conservation awareness!

April 30, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a guy dressed as a bird for wildlife conservation awareness!

If you happen to see a 10-foot-tall bird roaming around England, do not be alarmed: it’s just a guy in a costume hoping to raise wildlife conservation awareness. According to the BBC, Matt Trevelyan is walking over 50 […]

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Quicksand incident cements newly official couple’s relationship

April 30, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Quicksand incident cements newly official couple’s relationship

Having to deal with quicksand may not be as big a problem as you might’ve thought it would be as a kid, but it is indeed still a real thing. That’s what Mitchell O’Brien found out after, as MLive.com reports, he got […]

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Sunday 6/21

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Which is the rainiest US state?

Hawaii is the rainiest state in the U.S., with a statewide average of about 63.7 inches of rain per year. Thanks to moist trade winds and steep volcanic mountains that wring moisture from passing clouds, areas like Big Bog on Maui and Mt. Waialeale on Kauai can see upwards of 300 to 400 inches of rainfall annually.
For the contiguous United States, Louisiana is typically the wettest, averaging around 60.1 inches of rainfall annually

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What is the world's largest country?

Russia is the largest country in the world by total area, spanning approximately 17.1 million square kilometers (about 6.6 million square miles) across Europe and Asia. It covers 11 time zones and accounts for roughly 11% of the world's total landmass.

These countries account for the most expansive territories on Earth: [1]
    1. Russia: 17,098,242 km²
    2. Canada: 9,984,670 km²
    3. United States: 9,833,517 km²
    4. China: 9,596,960 km²
    5. Brazil: 8,515,770 km²

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What is the make of the car used as a time machine in the movie "Back to the Future"?

The car used as a time machine in "Back to the Future" is a DeLorean, specifically the DMC-12 model. 
Produced by the DeLorean Motor Company, this iconic 1981 sports car was chosen for the film because of its futuristic, stainless-steel body and signature gull-wing doors. In the movies, the retrofitted DeLorean Time Machine required 1.21 gigawatts of power and had to reach exactly 88 mph to travel through time.

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What movie's first sequel featured the subtitle "The Adventure Home"?

That would be the family adventure film Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995), which is the first sequel to the 1993 hit movie Free Willy. 
The film follows a teenage Jesse as he attempts to save his old friend, Willy the orca, from an environmental disaster caused by an oil spill.

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How does a queen bee’s stinger mainly differ from a worker bee’s?

A queen bee’s stinger is smooth, whereas a worker bee’s stinger is heavily barbed. 
Because the queen’s stinger lacks barbs, she can sting multiple times and survive. When a worker bee stings a human, her barbed stinger gets stuck in the skin. As she pulls away, the stinger tears out from her abdomen, leading to her death

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