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No shirt, no shoes, no problem for rescuing hooked shark

April 15, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on No shirt, no shoes, no problem for rescuing hooked shark

If you ever find yourself in an encounter with a great white shark, your first instinct would probably be to seek more protection. This fisherman, though, had another idea. According to the Los Angeles Times, the fisherman, Kevin Phan, […]

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Sometimes there are peacocks on the loose in Pennsylvania in April

April 15, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Sometimes there are peacocks on the loose in Pennsylvania in April

It’s April, and you know what that means — there’s a peacock on the loose in Pennsylvania. In April 2025, animal control in Philadelphia responded to reports of a peacock wandering the streets of the City of […]

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Whoa, we’re halfway there, whoa-oh, rescuing a bear

April 14, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Whoa, we’re halfway there, whoa-oh, rescuing a bear

If Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” is the anthem of New Jersey, perhaps this story will convince them to record a new version, “Livin’ for This Bear.” New Jersey State Police report in a Facebook post […]

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The jig is up, the news is out, they finally found the ‘renegade’ emu

April 14, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on The jig is up, the news is out, they finally found the ‘renegade’ emu

While not exactly in fear for its life from the long arm of the law, this emu was living out other parts of that one Styx song. The Powhatan Sheriff’s Office in Virginia reports in a Facebook post that […]

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Jonathan the 193-year-old tortoise survives April Fools’ Day hoax

April 14, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Jonathan the 193-year-old tortoise survives April Fools’ Day hoax

It will take more than an April Fools’ Day joke for Jonathan the tortoise to shuffle off this mortal coil. The 193-year-old reptile, known as the world’s oldest living land animal, is still kicking despite social […]

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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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