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President Mario? Children vote for fictional characters during Portugal election

February 18, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on President Mario? Children vote for fictional characters during Portugal election

Mario may be super, but does that mean he should be elected to office? The Nintendo mascot was one of several fictional characters included on a ballot at a polling station during Portugal’s recent presidential […]

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Loose dog makes Olympic cameo on the cross-country ski course at the Milan Cortina Games

February 18, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Loose dog makes Olympic cameo on the cross-country ski course at the Milan Cortina Games

TESERO, Italy (AP) — A surprise participant in Wednesday’s action at the Milan Cortina Olympics had four legs and zero concern for race times. As elite cross-country skiers pushed to the finish in the women’s team sprint […]

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You’re here, there’s nothing I fear, except for maybe a ‘supersized’ fatberg

February 17, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on You’re here, there’s nothing I fear, except for maybe a ‘supersized’ fatberg

It’s been said that hubris, not an iceberg, is what actually sank the Titanic. Perhaps it was also hubris that led to a giant fatberg in Sydney. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports that a “supersized” fatberg — […]

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Leave the abalone alone, and especially out of your pants

February 17, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Leave the abalone alone, and especially out of your pants

If you heard someone described as a “pants poacher,” you might think that they stole a pair of pants. However, this pants poacher hid a stolen endangered species down her pants. The California Department of […]

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‘First feline’ Larry marks 15 years as Britain’s political top cat

February 16, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on ‘First feline’ Larry marks 15 years as Britain’s political top cat

LONDON (AP) — In turbulent political times, stability comes with four legs, whiskers and a fondness for napping. Larry the cat celebrates 15 years on Sunday as the British government’s official rodent-catcher and unofficial first feline, […]

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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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