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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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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What vitamin group, important for vision and bone growth, includes retinol?

Vitamin A is a nutrient the body uses to support growth, vision and cell function. It's also called retinol or retinoic acid.

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What 1999 horror film earned almost $250 million, yet the three main cast members were originally only paid $1,000 each?

The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 American found footage psychological horror film written, directed, and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. One of the most successful independent films of all time, it is a "found footage" pseudo-documentary in which three young students (Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, and Joshua Leonard) hike into the Appalachian Mountains near Burkittsville, Maryland, to shoot a documentary about a local myth known as the Blair Witch.

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What famous gangster played the banjo in a prison band?

Due to his good behavior, Capone was permitted to play banjo in the Alcatraz prison band, the Rock Islanders, which gave regular Sunday concerts for other inmates.

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What animal can be described as a wild pig from Africa?

Warthogs are sparsely-haired wild pigs found across sub-Saharan Africa. These unique animals have large heads and bodies with short legs, coarse manes down their backs, and long, thin tails they hold upright when running.

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What is the minimum number of sides required to create a Polygon?

A polygon must have at least three sides because two line segments cannot form a closed shape.

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