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Home in Nashville, where the country music and antelope play

March 16, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Home in Nashville, where the country music and antelope play

We can’t speak for deer, but an antelope is certainly playing in Nashville. ABC affiliate WKRN reports that an antelope has been spotted running around the Joelton neighborhood of the Tennessee capital. The origins of the animal […]

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Large scale traffic hazard: Fish spill on Oregon road

March 16, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Large scale traffic hazard: Fish spill on Oregon road

Fish in the microwave might make the office smell bad, but at least it doesn’t cause a traffic hazard. The same can’t be said for fish on the road, as Oregon’s Coos County Sheriff’s Office found out. […]

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The claw claims another: Second child gets stuck in same arcade machine

March 13, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on The claw claims another: Second child gets stuck in same arcade machine

If we had a nickel for every time a child got stuck in the claw machine at the Soccer Dome in Webster Groves, Missouri, we’d have 10 cents. That’s not a lot of money, but […]

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The jaws of life: Wolf rescued from Italian canal

March 13, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on The jaws of life: Wolf rescued from Italian canal

Perhaps if the Three Little Pigs had built a canal instead marginally sturdier houses, they would have had an easier time keeping the wolf at bay. We base that theory on a report from Italy’s Vigili […]

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When will the giant snow mountain of New Jersey’s Haddonfield Station melt?

March 13, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on When will the giant snow mountain of New Jersey’s Haddonfield Station melt?

It seems that you can bet on pretty much everything these days, and that includes the speed of melting snow. The PATCO train, which runs between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, is taking bets to […]

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Thursday 6/18

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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In what country was the Winter Olympic sport of bobsleigh invented?

Moritz, Switzerland, by wealthy tourists from Victorian Britain who were staying at the Palace Hotel owned by Caspar Badrutt. The early sleds were adapted from boys' delivery sleds and toboggans. These eventually evolved into bobsleighs, luges and skeletons.

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Who was the first US president to be heard on the radio?

On May 30, 1922, President Warren G. Harding becomes the first president to have his voice transmitted by radio while addressing a crowd at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial. The broadcast heralded a revolutionary shift in how presidents addressed the American public. It was not until three years later, however, that a president would deliver a radio-specific address. That honor went to President Calvin Coolidge.

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Where was the English muffin invented?

TIL the flat, round bread Americans know as 'English Muffins' don't come from England and were invented in New York City in the late 1800s. Their inventor, Samuel Bath Thomas, originally them called toaster crumpets.

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The first spin-off of C.S.I., starting in 2002, was set in what city?

CSI spin-off, following an elite group of Crime Scene Investigators (CSIs) from the Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD), who use advanced forensic science and methods to solve complex crimes in cross-cultural Miami, Florida.

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What is the hardest substance in the human body?

Your teeth contain the hardest substance in the human body — your enamel. Bones aren't quite as hard as enamel, but they rank closely on the hardness scale. Other parts of your body (like muscles, ligaments, and tendons) are incredibly strong, but don't come close to the mineral-based tissue in your teeth and bones.

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