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Monster-fearing child’s concerns turn out to be well-founded

April 5, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Monster-fearing child’s concerns turn out to be well-founded

A child fearing that a monster was under their bed discovered something possibly even scarier. According to the Barton County Sheriff’s Office in Kansas, a babysitter was watching a local family’s children when one told her that a […]

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England’s Wrestling Church seeks converts with baptisms and body slams

April 5, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on England’s Wrestling Church seeks converts with baptisms and body slams

SHIPLEY, England (AP) — Sitting around a wrestling ring, churchgoers roared as local hero Billy O’Keeffe body-slammed a fighter named Disciple. Beneath stained-glass windows, they whooped and cheered as burly, tattooed wresters tumbled into the […]

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Possible church miracle turns out to actually be bacteria

April 4, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Possible church miracle turns out to actually be bacteria

While Easter is coming up soon, a church in Indiana thought it might have another miracle on its hands. According to The Associated Press, the St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church discovered a piece of Communion wafer with mysterious red […]

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Long-tailed cat and very short goat earn new world records

April 4, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Long-tailed cat and very short goat earn new world records

Animals are continuing to break world records that you probably didn’t even know were world records. First, meet Mr. Pugsley Addams, a cat who lives in Mound, Minnesota, who now holds the Guinness title for longest tail […]

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Vroom vroom, straight to jail: Thieves try to speed away with eight stolen Corvettes

April 3, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Vroom vroom, straight to jail: Thieves try to speed away with eight stolen Corvettes

A group of car thieves is probably feeling more furious than fast after their plan to steal eight Corvettes was foiled. According to The Associated Press, the vehicles were taken through a cut fence at the GM Bowling Green Assembly […]

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Tuesday 11/03

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What chili pepper is considered the world's hottest pepper?

The Pepper X is officially the hottest chilli in the world, averaging 2,693,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU).

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In Alaska, it's legal to shoot a bear, but illegal to do what to one?

In Alaska, it is legal to hunt or shoot a bear, but it is illegal to wake a sleeping bear up for the purpose of taking a photograph. 
    • The Rule: You cannot disturb, rouse, or wake a hibernating or sleeping bear just to get a picture.
  • The Contrast: While waking a bear for a photograph is prohibited, hunting regulations in certain areas or seasons do permit taking bears (including in some denning contexts where legal under specific state/federal guidelines).

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What is Rambo's first name?

Rambo's full fictional name is John James Rambo (commonly known as John Rambo).

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If a pregnant woman develops a condition called pica, what's wrong?

Pica is an eating disorder where a pregnant woman has a strong urge to eat non-food items with little or no nutritional value, such as dirt, clay, ice, chalk, or laundry starch.

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On Friends, David Schwimmer who played Ross, had what unusual pet?

Ross Geller had a capuchin monkey named Marcel.

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