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Cow earns its diplo-moo during Illinois university visit

May 12, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Cow earns its diplo-moo during Illinois university visit

Who knew that the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign offered a bovine studies program? According to ABC station WLS, a cow was spotted running loose throughout the UIUC campus. The animal had escaped while being loaded onto a […]

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Talk about a helicopter parent: Chopper left behind in elementary school parking lot

May 12, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Talk about a helicopter parent: Chopper left behind in elementary school parking lot

A usual school parking lot sight is parents embarrassing their children by encouraging them to make good choices. A not-so-usual school parking lot sight is an abandoned helicopter. Nevertheless, that’s what was left outside West Cheatham Elementary […]

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The San Francisco Giants steal bases and Chonkers the giant sea lion steals hearts

May 11, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on The San Francisco Giants steal bases and Chonkers the giant sea lion steals hearts

San Francisco is home to the Giants baseball team, and also a giant sea lion. As The Wall Street Journal reports, a 2,000-pound pinniped dubbed Chonkers has taken up residence on SF’s Pier 39, capturing the hearts of […]

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Can’t drive 55 or over 17.3 mph near Wisconsin waste site

May 11, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Can’t drive 55 or over 17.3 mph near Wisconsin waste site

We’ve certainly come a long way when it comes to car technology, but we’re not sure you can control your speed down to the decimal point. Still, that didn’t stop the Outagamie County Recycling and Solid […]

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Canadian woman recounts hole-y experience

May 10, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Canadian woman recounts hole-y experience

Who says you need to go to a place of worship to undergo a holy experience? Or, in this case, a hole-y experience. Christine Keilback, of Canada, tells CBC that she was exiting a car after seeing […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What did the US Federal Reserve system do a record seventeen consecutive times between 2004 and 2006?

Between June 2004 and June 2006, the US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate (the federal funds rate) a record seventeen consecutive times.

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What is the usual age for a Jewish boy to celebrate his bar mitzvah?

A boy becomes a Bar Mitzvah at the age of 13. In Judaism, this milestone represents the coming of age, marking the exact moment a teenager is considered a legal adult under Jewish law and becomes responsible for their own actions and religious duties.

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Who played Secret Service Agent James West in The 1966-1968 television series "The Wild, Wild, West"?

Robert Conrad played Secret Service Agent James West in the television series "The Wild, Wild, West." 

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What was added to the calendar on Dec. 31, 1990, to adjust for variations in the Earth's rotation?

A leap second was added to the clock on Dec. 31, 1990. Because atomic clocks are more regular than the Earth's slightly fluctuating rotation, this 1-second adjustment is periodically applied to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to keep our civil time in sync with astronomical time. 

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What must be held by anyone wishing to speak during meetings in the book "Lord of the Flies"?

Anyone who wishes to speak during meetings must hold the conch shell. Ralph establishes this rule to maintain order and prevent everyone from talking at once, ensuring that the speaker is granted the floor and listened to respectfully by the rest of the group.

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