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Seattle dentist maintains secret identity as real-life tooth fairy

July 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Seattle dentist maintains secret identity as real-life tooth fairy

The real-life tooth fairy definitely isn’t sleepless, but she does live in Seattle.  Over 20 years ago, Dr. Purva Merchant created an email address that included the words “tooth fairy” in reference to her planned career as […]

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Giant trolls have a message for humans about protecting the planet

July 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Giant trolls have a message for humans about protecting the planet

WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Nestled in forests around the world, a gentle army of giant wooden trolls want to show humans how to live better without destroying the planet. The Danish recycle artist Thomas Dambo and his […]

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The tortoise and the flare: Turtle accidentally starts house fire

July 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on The tortoise and the flare: Turtle accidentally starts house fire

We didn’t start the fire, this tortoise did. The London Fire Brigade reports that it responded to a small apartment fire caused by a pet turtle accidentally knocking over its heat lamp in its tank, causing the […]

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Talk about a cliff-hanger: Stranded goat rescued

July 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Talk about a cliff-hanger: Stranded goat rescued

Call it the GROAT: the greatest rescue of all time. A goat that was stranded on a Hawaii cliff for a week was finally saved, KHON2 reports. The operation required approaches from the land and the sea […]

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Escaped prisoner pulls the old hiding-in-the-laundry trick for real

July 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Escaped prisoner pulls the old hiding-in-the-laundry trick for real

Apparently all those old movies had it right: you can escape from prison through the laundry. CNN reports that an inmate in France’s Corbas prison made his way back to the outside world after hiding in the […]

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Wednesday 11/04

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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A clowder is a name given to a group of what?

A clowder is a group of cats.   Other terms used for groups of cats include:
  • Glaring: A group of cats that are unfamiliar with or uncertain of one another.

  • Clutter: Another common term for a gathering of cats.

  • Colony: A group of free-ranging or feral cats living together near a food source.

  • Kindle or Litter: A group of kittens.

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Which of these is not a type of eyeliner?

Needle is not a type of eyeliner.  While pencil and gel are two of the most common forms of eyeliner used in makeup, "needle" is not a product category (though it is used in cosmetic tattooing/permanent makeup, it is not a type of topical eyeliner you buy in a makeup aisle.

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Victor Wembanyama, Dylan Harper and De'Aaron Fox play for which NBA team?

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The axles that attach skateboard wheels to the deck are called what?

The T-shaped metal assemblies that attach the wheels to the skateboard deck are called trucks, while the specific steel rod running through each truck that the wheels slide onto is called the axle.

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Which Rocky film did Dolph Lundgren co-star?

Dolph Lundgren co-starred as the Soviet boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV (1985) and later reprised the role in Creed II (2018).

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