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Thursday, August 28, 202508/28/2025

The average person uses this 2.7 times a year.

A: The DVD Player!

Friday, August 15, 202508/15/2025

No one knows where the name of this very common animal came from.

A:  Dog! A linguist says “dog” only became the standard term within the past 500 years or so.  During the…

Thursday, August 7, 202508/07/2025

Cortland Opry Show

In Sunday in the Country

I’m beyond thrilled to be invited to be in the NYS Country Music Hall of Fame. Here’s a great recording…

Friday, July 25, 202507/25/2025

Created in 1920, no one knows the origin of this product’s name.

A:  7-Up

Friday, July 11, 202507/11/2025

Most guess 2 feet but these are actually 10 feet long each!

A:  White lines in the road!

Thursday, May 8, 202505/08/2025

Americans throw out 26 million of these every day!

A:  Batteries!

Tuesday, March 25, 202503/25/2025

Apparently there’s 1.1 Million American homes without one of these.

A:  A Toilet! At least not indoor plumbing so they have to use an outhouse or hole in the ground.

Friday, March 7, 202503/07/2025

Estimates say there’s more of these in plastic than there are real ones.

A:  Flamingos!

Tuesday, December 24, 202412/24/2024

The Wake Up Q Christmas Special 2024

All the wonderful performances in one place. Enjoy and Merry Christmas!!

Wednesday, December 18, 202412/18/2024

New numbers are in: This year, 110 million of us will admit to this.

A:  Re-gifting (or re-selling gifts.

Headlines

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Carlos Alcaraz beats rival Jannik Sinner at the U.S. Open for a 6th Slam title and the No. 1 ranking

Fresh

With his US Open win, Carlos Alcaraz reasserted his superiority over defending champion Jannik Sinner, wrested away the top spot in the ATP rankings and left tennis fans eager for whenever their next clash will come.

2 hours ago in Sports, Trending

Ravens’ stunning collapse: Baltimore blows 15-point lead in final 4 minutes in 41-40 loss to Bills

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With Matt Prater hitting a 32-yard field goal as time expired, Baltimore squandered a 15-point lead in the final four minutes in a stunning season-opening 41-40 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night.

2 hours ago in Sports

Jury selection begins in the trial of the man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump in Florida

Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a man charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump while he played golf last year in South Florida.

7 hours ago in Community, Education, Environment, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

Free guided kayak tour Wednesday in Lansing to focus on invasive species

Updated

On Sept. 10, the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network and Paddle-N-More are offering a free Guided Paddle & Aquatic Plant Exploration at Myers Park.

7 hours ago in Community, Crime, Local, Regional

Candor man charged with grand larceny in Chemung County

On September 3, deputies arrested 36-year-old Thomas Mitchell, of Candor, after a brief foot chase.

7 hours ago in Community, Crime, Education, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

Threatening Cornell email originated overseas, officials say

Updated

On September 4, the Cornell Daily Sun received a message threatening the lives of Jewish and LGBTQIA+ students on campus.