News Ticker
  • [ July 26, 2026 ] Nathan Eovaldi strikes out 8 as the Rangers beat the Mariners 7-1 Sports
  • [ July 26, 2026 ] Felipe Mora scores twice in swan song with Timbers for 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake Sports
  • [ July 26, 2026 ] 7/25 Sports Brief Sports
  • [ July 26, 2026 ] Emergency Conflagration Act invoked for the Shingle Fire in Grant, Wheeler counties Oregon
  • [ July 26, 2026 ] 7/25 Wasco County Fire Update: 10:49 pm Local News
  • Home
  • Local News
  • Oregon
  • Washington
  • National / International
  • NW Representation
  • Events
  • Contact Us
HomeOddities

Oddities

No Picture
Oddities

Brothers find message in a bottle older than ‘Message in a Bottle’

April 29, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Brothers find message in a bottle older than ‘Message in a Bottle’

Two brothers have discovered a message in a bottle sent nearly 50 years ago. According to ABC affiliate WCVB, the SOS to the world was written not by Sting, but by 14-year-old Massachusetts resident Peter R. Thompson. He […]

No Picture
Oddities

Runaway kangaroo on the loose named Sheila shuts down Alabama interstate

April 29, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Runaway kangaroo on the loose named Sheila shuts down Alabama interstate

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) — A runaway kangaroo named Sheila shut down a stretch of interstate in Alabama on Tuesday before state troopers and the animal’s owner wrangled the wayward marsupial. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency […]

No Picture
Oddities

Speedy Gonzales arrested for crime other than speeding

April 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Speedy Gonzales arrested for crime other than speeding

A man by the name of Speedy Gonzales has been arrested, but not, ironically, for speeding. The Buford, Georgia, resident, who shares a name with a very fast cartoon character, was instead taken in on felony shoplifting […]

No Picture
Oddities

Where’s the beef? Running through Pennsylvania, apparently

April 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Where’s the beef? Running through Pennsylvania, apparently

An unusual sight definitely had Pennsylvania residents exclaiming, “Holy cow!” As ABC affiliate WPVI reports, a herd of about 25 cows got loose from a farm in Bucks County and descended upon the local neighborhood of Doylestown. “I […]

No Picture
Oddities

How do you move a bookstore? One book at a time

April 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on How do you move a bookstore? One book at a time

As the old saying goes, the best way to eat an elephant is one bit at a time. As it turns out, a similar philosophy helps in moving the contents of a bookstore. No, nobody was […]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 179 180 181 … 243 »

Sunday 7/26

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

1 / 5

How much did Slinky cost when it debuted in 1945?

When the Slinky debuted at Gimbels Department Store in Philadelphia in November 1945, it cost $1.00 (equivalent to about $17 today). Richard and Betty James sold out their entire initial stock of 400 units in just 90 minutes.

2 / 5

What is the only muscle in the human body that is attached at only one end?

The tongue is widely cited in anatomy as the only muscle in the human body that is attached at only one end. Rather than being anchored to bones at both ends like skeletal muscles, the extrinsic and intrinsic muscles of the tongue function in a "free-floating" manner.

3 / 5

What is the only king in a traditional deck of cards without a moustache?

The King of Hearts is the only king in a standard deck of playing cards without a mustache.

4 / 5

How many of the original three Star Wars films did George Lucas direct?

George Lucas directed only one of the original three Star Wars films: the first release, Star Wars (later retitled [Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope] in 1981) in 1977. 
Directors of the Original Trilogy
  • A New Hope (1977): Directed by George Lucas
  • The Empire Strikes Back (1980): Directed by Irvin Kershner
  • Return of the Jedi (1983): Directed by Richard Marquand

5 / 5

In music, how should a section labeled as "fortississimo" be played?

A section labeled fortississimo (marked as fff) should be played extremely loudly. It is much louder than fortissimo (ff). It is one of the loudest dynamic marks in music.

Your score is

The average score is 50%

0%

Goldendale
Current weather
-º
Humidity-
Wind direction-
Pressure-
Cloudiness-
-
-
Forecast
Rain chance-
Wind direction-
-
-
Forecast
Rain chance-
Wind direction-
-
-
Forecast
Rain chance-
Wind direction-
Goldendale weather
The Dalles
Current weather
-º
Humidity-
Wind direction-
Pressure-
Cloudiness-
-
-
Forecast
Rain chance-
Wind direction-
-
-
Forecast
Rain chance-
Wind direction-
-
-
Forecast
Rain chance-
Wind direction-
The Dalles weather
Hood River
Current weather
-º
Humidity-
Wind direction-
Pressure-
Cloudiness-
-
-
Forecast
Rain chance-
Wind direction-
-
-
Forecast
Rain chance-
Wind direction-
-
-
Forecast
Rain chance-
Wind direction-
Hood River weather

Copyright Gorge Country Media 2026