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Rubber ducks by the thousands splash into Chicago River for annual Special Olympics fundraiser

August 10, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Rubber ducks by the thousands splash into Chicago River for annual Special Olympics fundraiser

CHICAGO (AP) — A deluge of 90,000 rubber ducks poured out of a truck and into the Chicago River on Thursday, then bobbed along a stretch of the skyscraper-lined river in the annual Chicago Ducky […]

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Hooves up! Shetland pony corralled by police in San Jose

August 7, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Hooves up! Shetland pony corralled by police in San Jose

This episode of My Little Pony has a much larger police presence than we remember. The San Jose Police Department in California reports that a Shetland pony was spotted running loose through a local neighborhood. “Thanks to the […]

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TSA handed urgent and horrifying news story: cannonballs!

August 6, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on TSA handed urgent and horrifying news story: cannonballs!

This airline passenger came in not like a wrecking ball, but with five cannonballs. The TSA reports in a press release that the traveler attempted to bring the cannonballs through security at Alabama’s Gulf Shores International Airport. The cannonballs, […]

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OnlyFans account promises only science with ‘unfiltered’ marmot content

August 5, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on OnlyFans account promises only science with ‘unfiltered’ marmot content

This OnlyFans account is safe for work, unless your office has some sort of policy against photos of adorable rodents. According to SFGate, a team of researchers in Colorado has launched an account with the site, […]

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What a pickle: Ohio road site of Vlaccident

August 4, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on What a pickle: Ohio road site of Vlaccident

If you’ve ever asked for pickles on the side when ordering your food, you probably never meant on the side of the road. The Ohio Department of Transportation reports that a roadway was closed due […]

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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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