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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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Northern lights could be visible in upper fringes of the US this New Year’s Eve

December 30, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Northern lights could be visible in upper fringes of the US this New Year’s Eve

NEW YORK (AP) — There’s a chance solar storms may bring northern lights to several northern U.S states just in time for the new year. The sun expelled two bursts of plasma that are hurtling toward Earth and […]

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Jimmy Carter made eradicating Guinea worm disease a top mission

December 30, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Jimmy Carter made eradicating Guinea worm disease a top mission

JARWENG, South Sudan (AP) — Nobel Prize-winning peacemaker Jimmy Carter spent nearly four decades waging war to eliminate an ancient parasite plaguing the world’s poorest people. Rarely fatal but searingly painful and debilitating, Guinea worm disease infects […]

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A butterfly collector in Africa with more than 4.2 million seeks to share them for the future

December 30, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on A butterfly collector in Africa with more than 4.2 million seeks to share them for the future

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — What began as a childhood hobby more than six decades ago has led to what might be Africa’s largest butterfly collection in a suburb of Kenya’s capital. Steve Collins, 74, was […]

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Tuesday 4/21

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What actor was stung in "The Sting"?

Robert Shaw (who played the villainous Doyle Lonnegan) was the actor "stung" in the 1973 film The Sting. While his character was the target of a massive con plotted by Paul Newman and Robert Redford, Shaw's character also had an authentic limp due to a racquetball injury he sustained before filming began.

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What film has the quote, "What we've got here is...failure to communicate"?

The iconic quote, "What we've got here is... failure to communicate," comes from the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke. It is spoken by the character Captain (played by Strother Martin) to Paul Newman's character, Luke, and is ranked as the 11th greatest movie quote by the American Film Institute.

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What is a newly hatched fish called?

Fry: The stage after the yolk sac is absorbed, and the fish resembles a miniature adult.

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What is Dodger Stadium also known as?

Dodger Stadium is primarily known as Chavez Ravine. It is also famously referred to as "Blue Heaven on Earth," a nickname coined by former manager Tommy Lasorda. The stadium, which is the largest in Major League Baseball by capacity, has been the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers since 1962.

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Christmas Seals are sponsored by what non-profit organization?

Christmas Seals are sponsored by the American Lung Association. Started in 1907 to fight tuberculosis, the campaign was originally introduced by the American Red Cross and later taken over by the National Tuberculosis Association (now the American Lung Association) in 1920 to fund research and prevention for lung diseases.

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