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The future is here: Woman scans arm tattoo to buy Red Bull

August 24, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on The future is here: Woman scans arm tattoo to buy Red Bull

While Red Bull gives you wings, this person’s tattoo gives you Red Bull. Well, sort of. Dew, of Switzerland, has a tattoo on her arm of a bar code the corresponds with the famed energy drink. […]

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The baa-ster of its fate: Sheep tours Chicago after escaping slaughterhouse

August 24, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on The baa-ster of its fate: Sheep tours Chicago after escaping slaughterhouse

A sheep in Chicago decided to change its destiny. According to CBS News, the sheep was spotted running around the Windy City’s West Loop neighborhood after escaping a local slaughterhouse. Witnesses reported watching butchers trying to […]

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Thank you bear-y much for the sunflower seeds

August 24, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Thank you bear-y much for the sunflower seeds

We know from the tales of Winnie the Pooh that bears love honey, but they also apparently are fond of sunflower seeds. That’s what a resident of Worcester County, Massachusetts, found out when they discovered […]

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Record-setting chicken is almost old enough to drive

August 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Record-setting chicken is almost old enough to drive

If being a spring chicken means you’re young, then Pearl the hen must be a summer, fall or winter chicken. According to Guinness World Records, Pearl is officially the world’s oldest living chicken at 14 years and 69 […]

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The rich get slightly less rich if caught speeding in Switzerland

August 23, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on The rich get slightly less rich if caught speeding in Switzerland

You can get hit with a six-figure fine for speeding in Switzerland, but only if your net worth is much larger than that. According to The Associated Press, a driver was fined 90,000 Swiss francs, which […]

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Monday 2/16

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Which continent is the natural habitat of the Ostrich?

Ostriches are naturally found exclusively on the continent of Africa. They primarily inhabit the continent's open, arid, and semi-arid savannas, grasslands, and shrublands, particularly in regions across sub-Saharan Africa, as well as parts of East and Southern Africa. 

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On the TV show "The West Wing", Jed Bartlett was governor of which state before being elected president?

Jed Bartlet (played by Martin Sheen) was the Governor of New Hampshire before being elected as the President of the United States on the TV show The West Wing. A Democrat, he served two terms as governor of the state, from 1991 to 1999, before running for national office. 

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Easter comes after how many days of Lent in the Christian calendar?

Easter Sunday follows a 40-day period of Lenten fasting and reflection (not counting Sundays), which begins on Ash Wednesday and traditionally culminates just before Easter. While Lent spans 40 days of fasting, it covers a total of 46 days (including Sundays) from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday. 

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Whose vice president was Nelson A. Rockefeller?

Nelson Rockefeller served as the 41st vice president of the United States under President Gerald Ford from December 19, 1974, to January 20, 1977. Nominated by Ford following the resignation of Richard Nixon, Rockefeller was the second vice president to take office under the 25th Amendment. 

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What are scientists hoping to cause when they seed a cloud?

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