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Oregon Rep. Dexter returns from El Salvador: ‘We’re disappearing people’

April 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon Rep. Dexter returns from El Salvador: ‘We’re disappearing people’

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleApril 22, 2025 U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter wheeled her suitcase right off a plane at the Portland International Airport and into a news conference following a whirlwind 48-hour trip to […]

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Oregon police arrest driver behind fatal crash involving community college softball team

April 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon police arrest driver behind fatal crash involving community college softball team

COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon police have arrested the driver behind a fatal crash involving a community college softball team that left a player and a coach dead. Jonathan Dowdy, 32, was being held Tuesday […]

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BLM issues nearly $28 million to western Oregon counties from timber revenue

April 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on BLM issues nearly $28 million to western Oregon counties from timber revenue

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management has distributed more than $27.7 million in timber revenue payments to 18 western Oregon counties. The payments are supported by the timber harvested from public lands and support […]

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Oregon State Police investigating officer involved shooting- Josephine County

April 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon State Police investigating officer involved shooting- Josephine County

Josephine County, Ore. 22 April 2025– Oregon State Police investigating officer involved shooting in Josephine County. On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, just after 12:00 p.m., a Josephine County Sheriff’s Office Deputy encountered a wanted suspect with a […]

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Oregon lawmakers consider gun control bills amid legal battle over Measure 114

April 21, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon lawmakers consider gun control bills amid legal battle over Measure 114

by Alan Cohen, Oregon Capital ChronicleApril 21, 2025 As legal challenges to a voter-approved gun control law continue, Oregon lawmakers are considering a set of additional restrictions on gun purchases that are among the most […]

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Sunday 10/04

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Which U.S. landmark was once named Long Acre Square?

Times Square in New York City was once named Long Acre Square. 
  • Name Change: The city renamed the intersection in April 1904 after The New York Times moved its headquarters to the newly built Times Building (now One Times Square). 

  • Original Name Origin: The area got the name Long Acre Square in the 1870s because it was the center of the city's horse and carriage trade, named after Long Acre in London.

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Shortbread originated in what country?

Shortbread originated in Scotland.
  • 12th Century: It evolved from medieval "biscuit bread," where leftover bread dough was dried out in an oven and butter eventually replaced yeast.

  • 16th Century: Mary, Queen of Scots is popularly credited with helping refine and popularize the triangular wedge style known as "petticoat tails".

  • 1736: The first printed recipe for shortbread appeared in a cookbook by a Scotswoman named Mrs McLintock.

  • Traditions: Because butter and sugar were costly, shortbread was traditionally reserved as a luxury for special events like weddings, Christmas, and Hogmanay (Scottish New Year's Eve).

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In 1995, who became the first Asian player to be named Rookie of the Year in Major League Baseball?

Hideo Nomo became the first Asian player to be named Rookie of the Year in Major League Baseball, winning the National League award in 1995.

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In the movie "Legally Blonde", what LSAT score does Elle need to get into Harvard?

In the movie "Legally Blonde," Elle Woods scores a 179 on her LSAT, which is one point shy of a perfect 180. Combined with her 4.0 GPA and iconic video essay, this score secures her admission into Harvard Law School.

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Megalodon was a prehistoric giant version of what kind of animal?

Megalodon was a prehistoric giant mackerel shark. 
    • People once thought it was a direct ancestor or a larger version of the modern great white shark.
  • New scientific studies show it belonged to an extinct family of megatooth sharks (Otodontidae).

  • It was the largest shark and the largest fish to ever live, growing up to 50 to 60 feet (or more) in length.

  • It lived from about 23 to 3.6 million years ago during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs.

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