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In vote to change Illinois state flag, residents choose to keep old flag

March 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on In vote to change Illinois state flag, residents choose to keep old flag

The Illinois state flag will continue to fly high after surviving a vote to possibly change it. According to The Associated Press, residents of the Prairie State were asked to voice their opinion on choosing a […]

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Get drunk on history with Prohibition-era whiskey

March 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Get drunk on history with Prohibition-era whiskey

A blast from the past washed up on the Jersey Shore in the form of 11 Prohibition-era whiskey bottles. According to ABC affiliate WPVI, Austin Contegiacomo was walking his dog on New Jersey’s Margate Pier when the pooch sniffed […]

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Swarms of midges are bugging a Tuscan beach town, which wants an emergency declared to help

March 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Swarms of midges are bugging a Tuscan beach town, which wants an emergency declared to help

ROME (AP) — Residents of the Tuscany beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency declaration to help combat an invasion of midges that are keeping people indoors and threatening businesses catering to […]

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If you want to stay in Australia, leave the baby wombat alone

March 21, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on If you want to stay in Australia, leave the baby wombat alone

No matter how friend-shaped they may be, it’s always a good idea to leave wild animals alone. Such is the lesson being learned by Sam Jones, an American influencer who, while in Australia, filmed a video of herself […]

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Pizza delivery driver says see you later to alligator, hands pie to police officer

March 21, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Pizza delivery driver says see you later to alligator, hands pie to police officer

A police officer in Bradenton, Florida, briefly took on a second job as a pizza delivery man thanks to an alligator. As the Bradenton Police Department shares, the officer was called to a neighborhood reporting the […]

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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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