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Raise a toast 150 years in the making

November 19, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Raise a toast 150 years in the making

A bottle of beer that’s been around for approximately as long as it takes to sing “99 Bottles of Beer” is set to finally be opened. According to the BBC, the bottle of Allsopp’s Arctic Ale has sat […]

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Washington drivers flipp(er)ed off by traffic hazard

November 19, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Washington drivers flipp(er)ed off by traffic hazard

We’ve heard about sealing the road, but this is ridiculous! The Cosmopolis Police Department in Washington State reports in a Facebook post that a sea lion was spotted hanging out in the middle of a local street. […]

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Break-in 2: Electric Bear-galoo

November 18, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Break-in 2: Electric Bear-galoo

Say what you will about the manners of Goldilocks, but at least she had the good sense to leave the three bears’ house when her trespass was discovered. The same cannot be said for this bear […]

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You otter see this otter pup reunite with its mom

November 18, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on You otter see this otter pup reunite with its mom

You’ve heard of the Odyssey, but now it’s time for the Otter-sey. Much like the protagonist of Homer‘s epic, our hero, an otter pup named Caterpillar, was stranded from its home. This, however, is pretty much where the similarities […]

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New mom gifted much more than a bit of butter

November 18, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on New mom gifted much more than a bit of butter

A bit of butter may make a batter better, but this new mom got way more than that. Madison Vitale tells People that, after giving birth to her son, her husband Michael Vitale gave her 11 pounds of butter as a […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What is the Capital of Louisiana?

Baton Rouge is a city on the Mississippi River, and the capital of Louisiana. Antebellum landmarks include the castle-like Old Louisiana State Capitol, now a museum, and Magnolia Mound Plantation, with its French Creole house. LSU Rural Life Museum is a complex of refurbished buildings illustrating 18th- and 19th-century life. On the river, the USS Kidd is a retired WWII destroyer that is now a museum.

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How old was J. K. Rowling when she published the first Harry Potter book?

J.K. Rowling was 25 years old when the idea for Harry Potter came to her on a train journey in 1990, and she started writing the magical adventure shortly after, living in relative poverty in Edinburgh, Scotland, while working on the manuscript for the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. JK Rowling was 32 when the first Harry Potter book came out. When she was done with the series, she was 42.

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What Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ran on Broadway from 1982 to 2000?

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What star of "The Breakfast Club" was also part of the cast of the TV show "The Facts of Life"?

Molly Ringwald starred in The Breakfast Club and was also one of the original cast members of the first season of The Facts of Life, playing Molly, before the show was retooled and she was let go to focus on her movie career, becoming a teen idol in films like Sixteen Candles and Pretty in Pink. 

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How many patents did Thomas Edison accumulate during his lifetime?

Thomas Edison accumulated a record 1,093 U.S. patents during his lifetime, with a total of 2,332 patents worldwide, covering inventions in electric light, phonographs, motion pictures, and more, making him one of history's most prolific inventors. 

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