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What’s all that monkey business in the garage? Oh, an actual monkey

March 9, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on What’s all that monkey business in the garage? Oh, an actual monkey

So no one told you life was gonna be this way. And by “be this way,” we mean featuring a loose monkey. Michael Beran, who owns the Missouri animal removal company Wildlife Command Center, tells the Jefferson […]

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Everyone’s crazy for a sharp-dressed cat, including the fire department

March 9, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Everyone’s crazy for a sharp-dressed cat, including the fire department

These firefighters came running just as fast as they could to rescue a particularly spiffy looking cat. The Lewiston Fire Department in Maine reports that it successfully rescued a “sharply dressed tuxedo cat from a […]

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First things first, Fancy the horse is the oldest

March 9, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on First things first, Fancy the horse is the oldest

While perhaps not in the fast lane from L.A. to Tokyo, you’ll remember the name of Fancy the horse for another reason. At 37 years and 329 days old, Fancy officially holds the Guinness World Record for the […]

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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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Saturday 8/01

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Which fruit is essentially a clone of itself?

The banana (specifically the Cavendish variety) is famous for being a genetic clone. Because commercial bananas are sterile and seedless, they cannot reproduce through normal pollination. Farmers must grow new plants using cuttings or tissue samples from an existing plant, making every single grocery store banana an identical genetic copy.

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From which language did the word "Ketchup" come?

The word ketchup comes from Hokkien Chinese (kê-tsiap), meaning a fermented fish brine.

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In what year did Richard Nixon resign as President of the US?

President Richard Nixon resigned from office in 1974. He announced his choice to step down on August 8 and officially left office on August 9, 1974

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What winds bring warm, dry, smog-free weather to southern California every autumn?

The Santa Ana winds sweep out from the inland deserts, bringing warm, very dry, and clear air that pushes smog and dust away from coastal Southern California.

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On the hit show "Seinfeld" what was Kramer's first name?

Kramer's first name in Seinfeld is Cosmo. It is finally revealed in Season 6, Episode 11, titled "The Switch".

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