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Woman’s plan to hold onto parking spot without car doesn’t end well

April 1, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Woman’s plan to hold onto parking spot without car doesn’t end well

Finding a parking spot in a crowded lot can be hard, especially if you don’t even have a car. A Canadian woman in Winnipeg still tried to do just that — according to news outlet CBC, the […]

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Kangaroo hops through South Carolina after being sprung by goat

April 1, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Kangaroo hops through South Carolina after being sprung by goat

The animal kingdom united to help cause chaos in South Carolina. The Horry County Police Department reports that it was called to address a kangaroo on the loose, sharing in an Instagram post, “KANGAROO CAPER WASN’T ON THE […]

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Athletics bat boy Stewart Thalblum takes down drone in left field

April 1, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Athletics bat boy Stewart Thalblum takes down drone in left field

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When a drone suddenly appeared near the left-field wall at Sutter Health Park on Monday night, veteran Athletics bat boy Stewart Thalblum decided to help thwart it. The drone tried to lift […]

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United passenger sues airline for allegedly being forcibly removed from bathroom

March 31, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on United passenger sues airline for allegedly being forcibly removed from bathroom

As if having gastrointestinal distress during a flight doesn’t sound like enough of a nightmare, imagine being accosted by the pilot and being removed from the bathroom, too. That is what United Airlines passenger Yisroel Liebb alleges happened […]

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New Zealand offering spooky tours of haunted parliament buildings

March 31, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on New Zealand offering spooky tours of haunted parliament buildings

Some might argue that the world of politics is scary enough, but apparently New Zealand thinks otherwise. As the Associated Press reports, the country is offering after-hours spooky tours of its parliament buildings, which apparently have a […]

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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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