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Sit back, relax, but not too much: Tampa airport issues joking no-no on PJs

March 6, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Sit back, relax, but not too much: Tampa airport issues joking no-no on PJs

The friendly skies will be a bit less comfortable if you’re flying through Tampa, Florida. The Tampa International Airport has issued a statement reading, “It’s time to ban pajamas at Tampa International Airport.” “After successfully banning Crocs […]

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Drink a bite to eat: Johnsonville launching Dr Pepper-inspired sausages

March 6, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Drink a bite to eat: Johnsonville launching Dr Pepper-inspired sausages

Johnsonville is pepping up its sausage game with a new flavor. People reports that the company has teamed up with Dr Pepper to launch a new sausage inspired by the soda’s famed 23 flavors. The result […]

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Whata employee: Whataburger manager fends off attacker with trash can

March 6, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Whata employee: Whataburger manager fends off attacker with trash can

A customer found out the hard way what happens when you mess with the staff at Whataburger. ABC affiliate WFAA reports that a man entered a Paris, Texas, location of the fast-food chain and allegedly […]

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Tired seal turns snowy road into Sealy mattress

March 5, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Tired seal turns snowy road into Sealy mattress

You may have felt really tired in the middle of the day, but have you ever felt seally tired? The Marine Mammal Stranding Center reports that a loose seal showed up in the middle of a […]

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What a relief: License plate urging pre-drive pee free to stay after governor intervention

March 5, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on What a relief: License plate urging pre-drive pee free to stay after governor intervention

A Long Island man is feeling relieved in more ways than one after his potty-themed license plate was saved by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul after initially being rejected by the DMV. The New York Post reports […]

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Tuesday 5/26

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Which character killed Albus Dumbledore?

Severus Snape killed Albus Dumbledore at the top of the Astronomy Tower in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Snape cast the killing curse at Dumbledore's own request, which served several specific purposes:

  • A Mercy Killing: Dumbledore was already dying a slow, agonizing death from a cursed ring and wanted to be spared a miserable end.
  • Protecting Draco Malfoy: Voldemort ordered Draco to kill Dumbledore. Dumbledore asked Snape to do it to save Draco from the soul-destroying burden of murder.
  • Gaining Voldemort's Trust: By killing Dumbledore, Snape completely convinced Voldemort of his loyalty, allowing him to secretly continue protecting Harry and the students from within the Death Eater ranks

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An infectious particle that can only reproduce inside a living cell is called what?

An infectious particle that can only reproduce inside a living cell is called a virus.  Because they cannot replicate on their own, viruses operate as obligate intracellular parasites. They survive by hijacking a host cell's metabolic and reproductive machinery to assemble new viral particles. The complete, fully assembled, and infectious form of the virus outside of a host cell is known as a virion.

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In what Eagles song is the singer "standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona"?

The lyric is from the Eagles' 1972 hit debut single, "Take It Easy". Co-written by Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey, the song put the small town of Winslow, Arizona, on the map, inspiring the actual Standin' on the Corner Park built there to commemorate the lyrics. 

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What US state was the first to require license plates?

New York was the first US state to require license plates, passing a law in 1901 that mandated motor vehicle registration. Because the state did not provide official tags, motorists were originally responsible for making their own plates by displaying their initials on the back of their vehicles. 

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Which US state was the first to secede from the Union in 1860?

South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union, doing so on December 20, 1860. A state convention unanimously passed an Ordinance of Secession following the election of Abraham Lincoln. This initiated the wave of disunion that ultimately led to the American Civil War.

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