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Claw and order: Man indicted for stealing Smokey Bear signs

July 10, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Claw and order: Man indicted for stealing Smokey Bear signs

Only you can prevent forest fires, but that doesn’t mean that you can steal government property. According to Florida’s Sun Sentinel, Hunter Drake Lovett has been indicted for the theft of Smokey Bear signs throughout the Sunshine […]

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Sending out a fake SOS: Child’s message-in-a-bottle prank discovered 50 years later

July 10, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Sending out a fake SOS: Child’s message-in-a-bottle prank discovered 50 years later

A 9-year-old’s prank message in a bottle has been discovered, albeit over 50 years later. NJ.com reports that New Jersey resident John Kauterman discovered the bottle while cleaning up a stretch of wetlands. Inside he found a letter dated […]

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Car-ma police: Man arrested for burglary after reporting stolen vehicle

July 10, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Car-ma police: Man arrested for burglary after reporting stolen vehicle

When reporting a crime that’s happened to you, you may want to make sure you’re not also committing crimes. According to the Howard County Police Department in Maryland, a man was arrested for burglary after […]

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Bowlers, bats and bulls: Cricket match interrupted by bovine visitor

July 9, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Bowlers, bats and bulls: Cricket match interrupted by bovine visitor

We’re not going to pretend to know much about the rules of cricket, but we’re pretty sure it doesn’t involve actual crickets or any other animals, for that matter. So we can’t be too surprised […]

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Doctors hate this: Apples wash up on North Carolina beach

July 9, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Doctors hate this: Apples wash up on North Carolina beach

If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, then how much time will a beach full of apples buy you? That is perhaps not the most pressing question facing employees of the Corolla Wild Horse […]

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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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