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Claw and order: Man indicted for stealing Smokey Bear signs

July 10, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Claw and order: Man indicted for stealing Smokey Bear signs

Only you can prevent forest fires, but that doesn’t mean that you can steal government property. According to Florida’s Sun Sentinel, Hunter Drake Lovett has been indicted for the theft of Smokey Bear signs throughout the Sunshine […]

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Sending out a fake SOS: Child’s message-in-a-bottle prank discovered 50 years later

July 10, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Sending out a fake SOS: Child’s message-in-a-bottle prank discovered 50 years later

A 9-year-old’s prank message in a bottle has been discovered, albeit over 50 years later. NJ.com reports that New Jersey resident John Kauterman discovered the bottle while cleaning up a stretch of wetlands. Inside he found a letter dated […]

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Car-ma police: Man arrested for burglary after reporting stolen vehicle

July 10, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Car-ma police: Man arrested for burglary after reporting stolen vehicle

When reporting a crime that’s happened to you, you may want to make sure you’re not also committing crimes. According to the Howard County Police Department in Maryland, a man was arrested for burglary after […]

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Bowlers, bats and bulls: Cricket match interrupted by bovine visitor

July 9, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Bowlers, bats and bulls: Cricket match interrupted by bovine visitor

We’re not going to pretend to know much about the rules of cricket, but we’re pretty sure it doesn’t involve actual crickets or any other animals, for that matter. So we can’t be too surprised […]

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Doctors hate this: Apples wash up on North Carolina beach

July 9, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Doctors hate this: Apples wash up on North Carolina beach

If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, then how much time will a beach full of apples buy you? That is perhaps not the most pressing question facing employees of the Corolla Wild Horse […]

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Monday 8/03

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What object, which debuted in 1949, is sometimes called a "45"?

A 7-inch 45-rpm phonograph record (or vinyl single) is often called a "45". It was officially introduced by RCA Victor on March 31, 1949, as a smaller, more durable alternative to older 78-rpm shellac records.

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In what Edgar Allen Poe poem does the narrator lament the loss of his lover, Lenore?

The narrator laments the loss of his love Lenore most famously in the 1845 narrative poem "The Raven." Lenore is also explicitly the central subject of Poe's earlier poem titled simply "Lenore."

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How many successive Wimbledon titles did Bjorn Borg win?

Björn Borg won five successive Wimbledon singles titles. He achieved this winning streak from 1976 through 1980.

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What metal item on the end of a kite string gave off the sparks in Benjamin Franklin's 1752 experiment?

The metal item used in Benjamin Franklin's 1752 kite experiment was a metal house key. As storm clouds passed overhead, ambient electrical charge traveled down the wet hemp string to the key, creating visible sparks when Franklin brought his knuckle close to it.

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What did Claude Monet's father want him to be?

Claude Monet's father wanted him to join and take over the family's shipping and grocery business in Le Havre, Normandy.

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