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Burglars steal from beloved Nashville restaurant, but Insta has the last word

September 18, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Burglars steal from beloved Nashville restaurant, but Insta has the last word

If you’ve spent much time in Nashville, you might know that Rosepepper Cantina’s one of the go-to spots for margaritas and Mexican food.  Even if you’ve never been there, you might know its viral Instagram account, […]

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TikTokers aiming for Nice, France, end up in Tunis

September 18, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on TikTokers aiming for Nice, France, end up in Tunis

It’s the tale of the two TikTokers who went to Tunis instead of to Nice. Here’s the problem: Tunis is the capital of Tunisia, a country in North Africa. Nice, France, is a bougie place […]

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Meet Kevin, the blind Texas pigeon who’s so popular he got a police escort

September 17, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Meet Kevin, the blind Texas pigeon who’s so popular he got a police escort

Kevin, a pet pigeon from Irving, Texas, just might be the luckiest bird around. His life didn’t start that way, however. Luis Valdez, who owns L&R Auto Service, found the pigeon when he was barely out […]

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Firefighter and wife welcoming family’s 1st girl in over 100 years

September 17, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Firefighter and wife welcoming family’s 1st girl in over 100 years

A Texas firefighter and his wife are expecting a baby girl, the first daughter in their family after 100 years of welcoming sons. Michael Sherman, 34, a lieutenant with the Montgomery Fire Department, and his […]

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A boar burglar? We call that bacon-and-entering

September 17, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on A boar burglar? We call that bacon-and-entering

This case of breaking-and-entering certainly wasn’t boring, but it was boar-ing. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office in Florida reports in a Facebook post that a boar had found its way into a resident’s home after crashing through […]

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Friday 12/05

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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From what language did English borrow the word "ukulele"?

In the Hawaiian language the word ukulele roughly translates as 'jumping flea', perhaps because of the movement of the player's fingers. Legend attributes it to the nickname of Englishman Edward William Purvis, one of King Kalākaua's officers, because of his small size, fidgety manner, and playing expertise.

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On what show did Heather Locklear make her TV debut in a recurring role?

In 1982, Locklear began a long term association with television producer Aaron Spelling. First, she was cast in a recurring role as Sammy Jo Dean on Spelling's Dynasty. The following year, while still appearing on Dynasty, Locklear took on a starring role as Officer Stacy Sheridan on the police drama T.J. Hooker.

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Originally called pimento, what popular spice was first grown in Jamaica?

Allspice, also known as Jamaica pepper, myrtle pepper, pimenta, or pimento, is the dried unripe berry of Pimenta dioica, a midcanopy tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico, and Central America, now cultivated in many warm parts of the world.

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Who recorded the song "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"?

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is a song by the English pop rock band Tears for Fears from their second studio album Songs from the Big Chair (1985).

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Who wrote the book "Gone with the Wind"?

Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell was an American novelist and journalist. Mitchell wrote only one novel that was published during her lifetime, the American Civil War-era novel Gone with the Wind.

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