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Woodpecker pecking powers down Irish town

February 23, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Woodpecker pecking powers down Irish town

How much wood could a woodpecker peck if that wood was protecting electrical poles? It turns out, a lot. So much so that, according to RTE, woodpeckers have been knocking out power in a Irish town. […]

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Talk about an own goal: Wanted fugitive arrested at Olympic hockey game

February 22, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Talk about an own goal: Wanted fugitive arrested at Olympic hockey game

If you’re a fugitive from the law, it’s probably safe to say that you’re on thin ice. Well, one wanted man decided to test how thin that ice might be when he showed up at […]

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A stranger, from the outside! Toddler gets stuck inside claw machine

February 20, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on A stranger, from the outside! Toddler gets stuck inside claw machine

Much like the aliens in Toy Story, this child was mesmerized by a claw machine. So much so that the toddler found himself inside a Missouri establishment’s claw machine after escaping the eyes of his parents for […]

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Marsupial mix-up: Loose wallaby in Colorado mistaken for kangaroo

February 19, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Marsupial mix-up: Loose wallaby in Colorado mistaken for kangaroo

If you see a pouched animal hopping around, we wouldn’t blame you if you assumed it was a kangaroo. Colorado’s Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received a report that a kangaroo was on the loose in […]

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A leg-endary find: Woman’s lost prosthetic limb washes up on beach

February 19, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off on A leg-endary find: Woman’s lost prosthetic limb washes up on beach

Behold, the legend of the lost leg. Brenda Ogden tells the BBC that she had gone to the beach to go swimming with her prosthetic leg, which was custom-made after her original leg was amputated after she was […]

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Sunday 9/27

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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In which decade did Yuri Gagarin become the first man to orbit the Earth?

Yuri Gagarin became the first man to orbit the Earth in the 1960s, specifically on April 12, 1961.

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Which farm animal was the first-ever mammal to be cloned?

The sheep was the first farm animal (and the first overall mammal) to be successfully cloned, beginning with early embryo-cell cloning in 1984 and famously culminating with Dolly the sheep in 1996 as the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.

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What actresses did some cooking in the movie Eat Pray Love?

Julia Roberts is the main actress who prepares and assembles food in Eat Pray Love, notably fixing a simple meal of boiled eggs, asparagus, and ham to eat on her apartment floor. 
  • The Apartment Meal: Liz (played by Julia Roberts) arranges asparagus, eggs, and prosciutto on her floor during a quiet night in Rome.

  • Eating vs. Cooking: Most of the Italian segment focuses on Liz enjoying local delicacies—such as pizza in Naples and spaghetti—rather than preparing elaborate dishes herself.

  • Behind the Scenes: Professional food stylist Susan Spungen handled the actual cooking and food preparation on set, and even stood in with her hands doubling for a cooking show segment in the film.

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Major League Baseball's Oakland A's are playing for a few years in what California city before moving to Las Vegas in 2028?

The Athletics are playing their temporary home games in West Sacramento, California, from 2025 through 2027 at Sutter Health Park before moving to Las Vegas.

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What character was introduced in Action Comics Number-One?

Action Comics #1 introduced Superman and Lois Lane when it was published in June 1938. 
  • Superman (and Clark Kent): Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, his debut in this issue marked the true beginning of the superhero genre. [1, 2]

  • Lois Lane: Also made her very first appearance in this historic issue.

  • Other Features: The 64-page anthology issue also included early appearances of other non-superhero characters like the magician-detective Zatara and Chuck Dawson.

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