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Great Dane inspires great debate over emotional support animals

January 6, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Great Dane inspires great debate over emotional support animals

A four-legged airplane passenger has people barking about the limits of the emotional support animal. An Instagram user has shared a video of someone bringing their Great Dane dog on a flight. The clip includes a […]

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Bones found in yard lead to scientific discovery, not suburban nightmare

January 2, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Bones found in yard lead to scientific discovery, not suburban nightmare

If you live in Orange County, New York, you may want to be careful when you’re mowing your lawn. According to the New York State Museum, a full fossilized mastodon jaw has been discovered in the […]

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Split a pint? UK pub owners fear Guinness shortage

January 1, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Split a pint? UK pub owners fear Guinness shortage

Fans of Guinness may need to split a pint in addition to splitting the G as U.K. pub owners are considering allocation limits due to the beer’s skyrocketing popularity.  As CNN reports, sales of Guinness kegs have increased by 20.9% […]

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Hump day: Rhode Island firefighters bring fallen camel back to his hooves

December 31, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Hump day: Rhode Island firefighters bring fallen camel back to his hooves

If your camel has fallen over and can’t get up, who you gonna call? The fire department, apparently. Such is the story for Rhode Island man Henry Cabrera and his 2,000-pound humped ungulate named Harley. According to Boston.com, Cabrera […]

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Library rejects man’s offer to return 50-year-overdue book

December 30, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Library rejects man’s offer to return 50-year-overdue book

As Arthur taught us, having fun isn’t hard when you’ve got a library card. However, the song doesn’t mention anything about holding onto a library book for five decades, as Chuck Hildebrandt did. As the Detroit Free Press reports, the 63-year-old Hildebrandt […]

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Tuesday 3/24

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Which is bigger, the state of Florida or England?

Florida is bigger than England. The little state of Florida covers a total area of 170,304 km2. England takes up a mere 130,395 km2.

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Who did Muhammad Ali defeat to gain the World Heavyweight boxing title for the first time?

On February 25, 1964, Ali defeated the heavily favored Sonny Liston in six rounds to become heavyweight champ, after which he famously declared, “I am the greatest!”

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What does Ambidextrous mean?

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Thor is the son of which Norse god?

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In the US, what is the name of Dennis the Menace's dog?

In the US version of the comic strip Dennis the Menace by Hank Ketcham, the name of Dennis Mitchell's dog is Ruff. Ruff is a large, shaggy, and friendly dog who is often seen with Dennis, in contrast to the UK version where the character has a dog named Gnasher. 

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