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Not for the faint of heart: London play keeps making people faint

April 24, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Not for the faint of heart: London play keeps making people faint

A play in England is making headlines for making people faint. As The New Yorker reports, performances of The Years at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London have had to pause on numerous occasions while ushers attend to audience members who’ve […]

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Contestants haul heavy sacks of coal in unusual Yorkshire tradition

April 24, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Contestants haul heavy sacks of coal in unusual Yorkshire tradition

YORKSHIRE, England (AP) — Contestants in Yorkshire competed on Monday in the “World Coal Carrying Championships,” racing with heavy sacks of coal on their back. Women carried 20 kilograms (44 pounds) while men carried 50kg […]

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This is a salmon’s brain. This is a salmon’s brain on anti-anxiety drugs

April 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on This is a salmon’s brain. This is a salmon’s brain on anti-anxiety drugs

There’s certainly a lot to be anxious about nowadays, including the possibility of all of our anti-anxiety medications having an effect on wildlife. As reported by The New York Times, a new study explores the impact […]

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An elephant never forgets … to protect its young

April 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on An elephant never forgets … to protect its young

Never forgetting isn’t the only skill elephants have. As The Associated Press reports, a herd of African elephants at the San Diego Zoo did a great impression of a football huddle in an effort to protect their […]

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It’s a turkey love story, baby, just gobble, ‘Yes’

April 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on It’s a turkey love story, baby, just gobble, ‘Yes’

A new epic love story is taking flight in New York City. Our plucky protagonist is Astoria, a wild turkey who, according to Gothamist, has flown from her usual home of Roosevelt Island to the Big Apple, landing […]

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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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