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Golly, what a day: Baby foxes rescued from window well

April 19, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Golly, what a day: Baby foxes rescued from window well

Not even foxes can outfox peer pressure. The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria in Virginia reports in an Instagram post that seven baby foxes found themselves trapped in a window well, “proving that when one sibling makes […]

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Dog on metaphorical thin ice after being rescued from literal thin ice

April 16, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Dog on metaphorical thin ice after being rescued from literal thin ice

It’s a good thing dogs are so gosh darn cute as they continue to drive us crazy.  Canada’s Thunder Bay Professional Fire Fighters Association responded to a report of a dog stuck on a block of […]

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Hee-haw given heave-ho as donkey rescued from canal

April 16, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Hee-haw given heave-ho as donkey rescued from canal

It’s hard for it to be “on like Donkey Kong” if you’re stuck in a canal. Such was the situation for a donkey in Arizona, which was saved by the Eloy Fire District. “Eloy Firefighters […]

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Plane passengers deal with un-bee-lievable delay

April 16, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Plane passengers deal with un-bee-lievable delay

It’s never fun when your plane is delayed, but passengers on a recent flight from Charlotte to San Francisco felt especially stung.  In video obtained by ABC affiliate WSOC, a swarm of bees can be seen […]

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Cat makes dra-meow-tic effort to avoid going to the vet

April 15, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Cat makes dra-meow-tic effort to avoid going to the vet

Curiosity did not kill this cat, but a trip to the vet almost did. The Overland Park Police Department in Kansas reports in an Instagram post that it was called to help free a cat after it […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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A clowder is a name given to a group of what?

A clowder is a group of cats.   Other terms used for groups of cats include:
  • Glaring: A group of cats that are unfamiliar with or uncertain of one another.

  • Clutter: Another common term for a gathering of cats.

  • Colony: A group of free-ranging or feral cats living together near a food source.

  • Kindle or Litter: A group of kittens.

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Which of these is not a type of eyeliner?

Needle is not a type of eyeliner.  While pencil and gel are two of the most common forms of eyeliner used in makeup, "needle" is not a product category (though it is used in cosmetic tattooing/permanent makeup, it is not a type of topical eyeliner you buy in a makeup aisle.

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Victor Wembanyama, Dylan Harper and De'Aaron Fox play for which NBA team?

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The axles that attach skateboard wheels to the deck are called what?

The T-shaped metal assemblies that attach the wheels to the skateboard deck are called trucks, while the specific steel rod running through each truck that the wheels slide onto is called the axle.

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Which Rocky film did Dolph Lundgren co-star?

Dolph Lundgren co-starred as the Soviet boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV (1985) and later reprised the role in Creed II (2018).

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