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Get ready for another busy Atlantic hurricane season, but maybe not as crazy as 2024

May 22, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Get ready for another busy Atlantic hurricane season, but maybe not as crazy as 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — With warmer than normal ocean waters, forecasters are expecting yet another unusually busy hurricane season for the Atlantic. But they don’t think it will be as chaotic as 2024, the third-costliest season […]

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‘WHO Is a Cheap Date,’ Expert Says of China’s $500 Million Pledge

May 21, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on ‘WHO Is a Cheap Date,’ Expert Says of China’s $500 Million Pledge

China will give the World Health Organization $500 million, but “in terms of the contribution, the WHO is a cheap date,” Brett Schaefer says.   “The Chinese donation is reportedly $500 million over five years,” Schaefer, a senior fellow at […]

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Emotional well-being. Fall prevention. Chair yoga has a lot to offer people of all ages

May 21, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Emotional well-being. Fall prevention. Chair yoga has a lot to offer people of all ages

NEW YORK (AP) — Marian Rivman is pushing 80. Harriet Luria is a proud 83. In this trio, Carol Leister is the baby at 62. Together, they have decades of experience with yoga. Only now, it […]

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Clownfish shrink their bodies to survive ocean heat waves

May 21, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Clownfish shrink their bodies to survive ocean heat waves

NEW YORK (AP) — To survive warming oceans, clownfish cope by shrinking in size. Scientists observed that some of the orange-striped fish shrank their bodies during a heat wave off the coast of Papa New Guinea. Fish that […]

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4 Takeaways From RFK’s Health and Human Services Budget Testimony

May 20, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on 4 Takeaways From RFK’s Health and Human Services Budget Testimony

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified Tuesday before a Senate panel about waste in his department, as Democrats became testy over several points.  During the hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What's the shortest standard reply on a Magic 8-Ball?

The shortest standard reply on a Magic 8-Ball is typically "Yes", although other concise options like "No", "Maybe", or phrases such as "Most likely" are also among the 20 possible answers, with "Yes" being the shortest affirmative single-word response. 

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Pearl Harbor is located on which Hawaiian island?

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In baseball slang who would use "the tools of ignorance"?

In baseball slang, "the tools of ignorance" refers to the catcher's protective equipment (mask, chest protector, shin guards, mitt) used by the catcher, ironically highlighting the perceived foolishness of willingly taking on such a physically demanding and dangerous job, even though catchers are typically very smart field generals. 

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The hit TV show "NCIS" was a spin-off of what earlier series?

The hit TV show NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) was a spin-off of the earlier military legal drama JAG (Judge Advocate General), introduced via a two-part backdoor pilot in JAG's eighth season, introducing key characters like Gibbs, DiNozzo, and Abby Sciuto before launching as its own series in 2003. 

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Who took Oliver Twist into his home even though he had been accused of picking his pockets?

The kind, wealthy gentleman who took Oliver Twist into his home after Oliver was wrongly accused of picking his pocket was Mr. Brownlow, who showed compassion and took the sick boy in after a bookstall owner cleared Oliver's name, leading to Oliver finding temporary refuge and care. 

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