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Oinker’s rights: This actually very large piggy refuses to leave house

March 5, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oinker’s rights: This actually very large piggy refuses to leave house

In the “This Little Piggy” nursery rhyme, there’s no mention of this little piggy having to pay the mortgage of the home it cries “wee, wee, wee” all the way to. Perhaps that changes if […]

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Cows make snowy driving conditions even moo-re hazardous

March 4, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Cows make snowy driving conditions even moo-re hazardous

If you ever wondered what it would look like if Mario Kart combined its Sherbet Land and Moo Moo Meadows tracks, the New York State Thruway has an answer for you. After recent snowfall whited out roads in […]

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Plumb helpful: Japanese city receives millions in gold bars to fix water pipes

March 4, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Plumb helpful: Japanese city receives millions in gold bars to fix water pipes

If you want to buy the Water Works in Monopoly, that will cost you $150 in colorful bills. To fix the water works in their city, one anonymous benefactor decided to donate a whole lot more money in […]

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Dobby is a free elf and also a double-eared cat

March 4, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Dobby is a free elf and also a double-eared cat

While not an elf, Dobby the cat does have a feature straight out of a fantasy world. This Dobby, as Newsweek reports, was born with two extra ear flaps, making him look like he has four ears. […]

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There once was a man from Nantucket, who apparently dumped a whole bunch of cocaine

March 3, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on There once was a man from Nantucket, who apparently dumped a whole bunch of cocaine

In addition to being a famed summer destination and the setting of profane limericks, the Massachusetts island of Nantucket is developing a reputation for the presence of a certain white powder. Data reviewed by the Nantucket Current shows […]

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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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