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Creamy, crunchy or smoky? TSA finds smoke grenade hidden in jar of peanut butter

July 4, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Creamy, crunchy or smoky? TSA finds smoke grenade hidden in jar of peanut butter

Some things just go together, like peanut butter and jelly, but others don’t mix quite as well, like peanut butter and smoke grenades. While that might be obvious to most, that didn’t stop a traveler […]

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Will man cop to being fake cop after pulling over real cop?

July 4, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Will man cop to being fake cop after pulling over real cop?

You’ve heard of good cop, bad cop, but now it’s time for real cop, fake cop. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Florida reports that a man was arrested for impersonating law enforcement. How did […]

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Spoodles the oldest living parrot wants a cracker and also to lie down

July 2, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Spoodles the oldest living parrot wants a cracker and also to lie down

Spoodles the parakeet has squawked his way into the record books. At 32 years and 86 days old, Spoodles, who belongs to human Amanda Beth, has officially set the Guinness World Record for oldest living parrot. “I always joke that […]

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Alligator visits construction site to make sure everything’s to scale

July 2, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Alligator visits construction site to make sure everything’s to scale

Alligators might have scales and powerful jaws, but they don’t have hard hats, which means it’s unsafe for them to be in construction sites. That was, among other reasons, why a crew in Texas was […]

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Our ‘definitely not a bag of drugs’ bag has people asking a lot of questions already answered by our bag

July 2, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Our ‘definitely not a bag of drugs’ bag has people asking a lot of questions already answered by our bag

If ever an inanimate object could doth protest too much, it would be this bag. The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office in Kentucky has shared a report on two people arrested for possession of a controlled substance […]

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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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