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This new info about mosquito repellent is really gonna bug you

June 9, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on This new info about mosquito repellent is really gonna bug you

With summer looming, so are those pesky mosquitos — and unfortunately, we’ve got some bad news for you: A new study says the contrary little critters may not mind your bug spray at all. In fact, they […]

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This is NACHO vacation, it’s your time to have twins

June 8, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on This is NACHO vacation, it’s your time to have twins

Shelbee Dugger-Kemp thought she had food poisoning from the nachos she’d eaten at lunch. Instead, she was having twins! At the time, the Texas mom was on a Memorial Day weekend trip to Oklahoma, with her […]

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Long-suffering Italian bull undergoes restoration so tourists can grind

June 8, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Long-suffering Italian bull undergoes restoration so tourists can grind

You’ve heard of taking the bull by the horns, but in Milan, Italy — well, it’s the other end they’re working on. At the 19th-century Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II arcade, there’s a very famous floor mosaic of […]

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Massachusetts critter can’t BEAR to be uneducated

June 8, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Massachusetts critter can’t BEAR to be uneducated

It’s probably safe to say this is clearly a bear with a thirst for knowledge.  Thursday in Worcester, Massachusetts, a black bear scaled a wall near Doherty Memorial High School, leading to a lockdown.   While that was still […]

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After a holiday weekend hit-and-run, it’s Sergeant Eats to the rescue

June 7, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on After a holiday weekend hit-and-run, it’s Sergeant Eats to the rescue

Over Memorial Day weekend, an Uber Eats delivery in Port St. Lucie, Florida, went spectacularly wrong.  Not only did the customer not get their Chinese food as expected, security cameras revealed the delivery driver also backed […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What object, which debuted in 1949, is sometimes called a "45"?

A 7-inch 45-rpm phonograph record (or vinyl single) is often called a "45". It was officially introduced by RCA Victor on March 31, 1949, as a smaller, more durable alternative to older 78-rpm shellac records.

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In what Edgar Allen Poe poem does the narrator lament the loss of his lover, Lenore?

The narrator laments the loss of his love Lenore most famously in the 1845 narrative poem "The Raven." Lenore is also explicitly the central subject of Poe's earlier poem titled simply "Lenore."

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How many successive Wimbledon titles did Bjorn Borg win?

Björn Borg won five successive Wimbledon singles titles. He achieved this winning streak from 1976 through 1980.

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What metal item on the end of a kite string gave off the sparks in Benjamin Franklin's 1752 experiment?

The metal item used in Benjamin Franklin's 1752 kite experiment was a metal house key. As storm clouds passed overhead, ambient electrical charge traveled down the wet hemp string to the key, creating visible sparks when Franklin brought his knuckle close to it.

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What did Claude Monet's father want him to be?

Claude Monet's father wanted him to join and take over the family's shipping and grocery business in Le Havre, Normandy.

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