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The heaviest snowfall in a decade is possible as a wintry blast roils parts of the US

January 5, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on The heaviest snowfall in a decade is possible as a wintry blast roils parts of the US

A blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures stirred up dangerous travel conditions in parts of the central U.S. on Sunday, as a disruptive winter storm brought the possibility of the heaviest snowfall in a decade […]

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Rescuers find gruesome scene at a Honolulu home after a fireworks blast kills 3, injures over 20

January 2, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Rescuers find gruesome scene at a Honolulu home after a fireworks blast kills 3, injures over 20

Emergency crews arrived to a chaotic and gruesome scene in a Honolulu neighborhood after a large New Year’s firework tipped over after being lit and ignited a fiery, shrapnel-studded blast that killed three people and […]

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Psychedelic therapy begins in Colorado, causing tension between conservatives and veterans

January 1, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Psychedelic therapy begins in Colorado, causing tension between conservatives and veterans

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — As Colorado becomes the second state to legalize psychedelic therapy this week, a clash is playing out in Colorado Springs, where conservative leaders are restricting the treatment over objections from […]

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It’s called the ‘Winter Arc.’ And for some, it’s replacing New Year’s resolutions

December 31, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on It’s called the ‘Winter Arc.’ And for some, it’s replacing New Year’s resolutions

New York (AP) — A new year is the time to set new goals. Yet studies have shown that most people don’t tend to uphold their New Year’s resolutions much past the first month. In an attempt to reframe […]

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How to catch the Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of 2025

December 31, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on How to catch the Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Quadrantid meteor shower peaks on Friday, it will be the year’s first chance to see fireballs in the sky. A waning crescent moon means good visibility under clear and dark conditions. Most meteor showers are […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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An amendment to the US Constitution must be ratified by what fraction of all the states?

An amendment to the United States Constitution must be ratified by three-fourths (3/4) of all the states. In the current 50-state union, this requires approval from 38 states for an amendment to become part of the Constitution.

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In what city did Rosa Parks refuse to move to the back of the bus?

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Instead of going to the back of the bus, which was designated for African Americans, she sat in the front. When the bus started to fill up with white passengers, the bus driver asked Parks to move. She refused. Her resistance set in motion one of the largest social movements in history, the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

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Who does Eddie Murphy trade places with in the 1983 movie "Trading Places"?

In the 1983 film Trading Places, Eddie Murphy's character, a streetwise con artist named Billy Ray Valentine, trades places with an upper-class commodities broker named Louis Winthorpe III, played by Dan Aykroyd.

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What is the soft, triangular, fleshy part of the inside of a horse's hoof called?

The soft, triangular, fleshy part on the underside of a horse's hoof is called the frog. This V-shaped structure is located between the heel bulbs and extends toward the toe, typically occupying about 25% to 33% of the hoof's bottom surface.

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Woodrow Wilson kept a herd of what animal to cut the White House lawn?

During World War I (starting in 1918), President Woodrow Wilson kept a flock of sheep to graze on the White House lawn. The flock, which grew to 48 sheep at its peak, was used to save manpower, provide natural fertilizer, and raise over $50,000 for the Red Cross by auctioning their wool.

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