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Senior singers croon their way to a Guinness World Record

January 31, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Senior singers croon their way to a Guinness World Record

If you’re a music lover, you might file this one under “retirement goals.” Guinness World Records just certified a British choir of 17 as the world’s oldest, with an average age of 94. The Prime Timers, […]

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The adventures of Mittens, the high-flying cat

January 31, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on The adventures of Mittens, the high-flying cat

What was supposed to be a four-hour flight for an 8-year-old cat named Mittens turned into a full-on high-flying adventure — and a bit of a worst nightmare for her owner. You see, Mittens and her owner Margo […]

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Monkey business at Starbucks injures employee, lands owner in trouble

January 31, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Monkey business at Starbucks injures employee, lands owner in trouble

It sounds like something from Max’s Chimp Crazy documentary, but it really happened in Mobile, Alabama. On Jan. 10, a woman’s pet monkey jumped out of the car while in the Starbucks drive-thru line and attacked a barista. “I was […]

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Torn between two lovers: Married woman creates AI boyfriend

January 30, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Torn between two lovers: Married woman creates AI boyfriend

Is it cheating if your partner’s having an explicit relationship with a chatbot? That’s the interesting question raised by a recent New York Times article. The piece tells the story of a 28-year-old married woman known as Ayrin who’s […]

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‘Life-threatening nonsense’: Man clings to high-speed train for 20-mile ride

January 30, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on ‘Life-threatening nonsense’: Man clings to high-speed train for 20-mile ride

A 40-year-old Hungarian man managed to hang onto an InterCity Express train for 20 miles as it traveled 175 mph on its voyage from Munich to Lubeck.  According to the BBC, he’d gotten off to take a […]

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Saturday 7/25

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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How many hole cards is each player dealt in Texas Hold 'Em?

Each player is dealt two private hole cards face-down at the start of a Texas Hold 'Em hand.

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What major American city is nicknamed, "The Mile-High City?"

Denver, Colorado is nicknamed "The Mile-High City" because its official elevation is exactly one mile (5,280 feet or 1,609 meters) above sea level.

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Where was Heineken beer first made?

Heineken beer was first made in Amsterdam, Netherlands, after 22-year-old Gerard Adriaan Heineken bought the "De Hooiberg" (The Haystack) brewery in 1864 and brewed the first official Heineken brand lager there in 1873.

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In the movie "Police Academy", what was the nickname of the tallest cadet?

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What is a rhino horn made of?

Rhino horns are not made of bone or attached to the skull. They are made entirely of keratin, the same tough fibrous protein that makes up human hair, fingernails, and animal hooves. 
Unlike the horns of most animals (like cattle or sheep), which have a bony core coated in a thin outer layer, a rhino's horn is solid keratin all the way through. It is essentially a dense, tightly packed bundle of fused hair-like fibers that grows continuously throughout the animal's life.

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