Friday 22 November 2013

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Nov 23, 2013)

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Mr. Black, Mr. Gray, and Mr. White are fighting in a truel. They each get a gun and take turns shooting at each other until only one person is left. Mr. Black, who hits his shot 1/3 of the time, gets to shoot first. Mr. Gray, who hits his shot 2/3 of the time, gets to shoot next, assuming he is still alive. Mr. White, who hits his shot all the time, shoots next, assuming he is also alive. The cycle repeats. If you are Mr. Black, where should you shoot first for the highest chance of survival?





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Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Nov 23, 2013)

Song: "Wake Me Up When September Ends"

This song can be found on Green Day's album "American Idiot".



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The US Government has a super powerful simulation that can predict global reactions to geopolitical events!

The US Government has a super powerful simulation that can predict global reactions to geopolitical events!

The U.S. Department of Defense is building a digital world with billions of nodes representing every human being on the planet.




Called the Sentient World Simulation (SWS), it will be a synthetic mirror of the real world with automated continuous calibration with respect to current real-world information.




The SWS replicates financial institutions, utilities, media outlets, and street corner shops. By applying theories of economics and human psychology, it's developers believe they can predict how individuals and mobs will respond to various stressors.




This way the U.S Government will be able to exercise their plans in the simulator and get an idea of it how it would affect the real World if they were put into effect.




This news brings to mind the intriguing question: Are we already living in a simulation?




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You’re not prepared













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Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Mendacious

men-da-cious



adj :: Given to or characterized by deception or falsehood. Untruthful.



"The mendacious politician eventually got exposed for the liar that he was."

Matthew Broderick and John Cusack were the first choices to play Walter White in Breaking Bad!

Matthew Broderick and John Cusack were the first choices to play Walter White in Breaking Bad!

For fans of Breaking Bad, it might be hard to imagine anyone other than Bryan Cranston as Walter White.




In fact, Emmy voters find Cranston so good in his portrayal of a chemistry teacher-turned-meth dealer they have rewarded him with three statuettes.




But the actor previously best known for playing the dad on Fox's Malcolm in the Middle wasn't the first choice of network AMC or production company Sony Pictures Television.




Series creator Vince Gilligan had been impressed with Cranston's 1998 guest-starring turn on The X-Files, on which he played a desperate man suffering from radiation exposure, and pushed for the actor. But the suits had trouble envisioning Fox's suburban dad as their star and wanted to cast a big-name movie star.




Their first picks? Matthe Broderick and John Cusack, however, they both refused the role!




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5 men volunteered to stand directly under a nuclear bomb that detonated 18,500 feet above them!

5 men volunteered to stand directly under a nuclear bomb that detonated 18,500 feet above them!

They weren't crazy. They weren't being punished. All but one volunteered to do this.




Five Air Force officers and one photographer stood together on a patch of ground about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas. They'd marked the spot "Ground Zero. Population 5" on a hand-lettered sign hammered into the soft ground right next to them.




Two F-89 jets fly above them and shoot off a nuclear missile carrying an atomic warhead. 18,500 feet above them, the missile is detonated and blows up. Which means, these men intentionally stood directly underneath it! But why?




The country was just beginning to worry about nuclear fallout, and the Air Force wanted to reassure people that it was OK to use atomic weapons to counter similar weapons being developed in Russia. (They didn't win this argument.)




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O.J Simpson was going to be the Terminator. He was cut because the director couldn't imagine him as a ruthless killer!

O.J Simpson was going to be the Terminator. He was cut because the director couldn't imagine him as a ruthless killer!

The Terminator is the first work in the Terminator franchiseand the first film of the movie series. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, and Linda Hamilton.




The Terminator's successful reception lead to the birth of many fans, and the film's intriguing sci-fi twists sparked a new respect for the science fiction genre, proving that it was not a hapless B-Movie theme and instead had the potential to become a "work of art".




Originally the Terminator was supposed to look like an average man, someone who could blend into a crowd. An actor they wanted to play this version was former NFL player and movie actor O.J. Simpson. James Cameron passed over O.J. Because he couldn't imagine such a nice guy playing the part of a ruthless killer.




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The creator of Pokemon suffers from Asperger Syndrome!

The creator of Pokemon suffers from Asperger Syndrome!

As the creator of Nintendo's Pokémon series, Satoshi Tajiri is one of the most important (if not well-known) developers working in video games today.




Like another Nintendo legend, Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto, Tajiri's most popular work has been directly inspired by his childhood experiences and hobbies.




While Miyamoto's Zelda was the product of boyhood explorations, however, Tajiri's role-playing juggernaut is the product of, as you may expect, boyhood insect collections.




Tajiri is unlike most other noted game developers in that he has according to both Western and Japanese reports been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, a condition that can - as seen in first his insect collecting and then fascination with games - lead to incredibly focused activities, often at the expense of other duties.




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It’s almost that time of year!













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Chunks of Ice May Have Broken Off Comet ISON

Although Comet ISON appears to be holding its own against the increasing solar heat, the large mass of ice isn't getting away unscathed -- one or more large icy chunks appear to have broken away from the comet's nucleus. Continue reading →



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French Bulldogs cannot reproduce on their own!

French Bulldogs cannot reproduce on their own!

The French Bulldog is a small breed of domestic dog. "Frenchies" were bred in the 1800s by lace makers first in England then in France when displaced by the Industrial Revolution.




Frenchies are playful and affectionate. Their loyal, loving nature makes them a wonderful companion dog. French Bulldogs are an intelligent breed; however their willful, stubborn nature can make them more challenging to train.




They require patience, repetition and early socialization. French bulldogs frequently require caesarean section to give birth, with over 80% of litters delivered this way.




As well, many French bulldog stud dogs are incapable of naturally breeding. This is because French Bulldogs have very slim hips, making the male unable to mount the female to reproduce naturally. Typically, breeders must undertake artificial insemination of female dogs.




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A park ranger was struck by lightning seven times and survived!

A park ranger was struck by lightning seven times and survived!

Roy Cleveland Sullivan was a U.S. Park ranger in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Between 1942 and 1977, Sullivan was hit by lightning on seven different occasions and survived all of them. For this reason, he gained a nickname "Human Lightning Conductor" or "Human Lightning Rod".




He was avoided by people later in life because of their fear of being hit by lightning, and this saddened him. He once recalled "For instance, I was walking with the Chief Ranger one day when lightning struck way off. The Chief said, 'I'll see you later.”




Sullivan is recognized by Guinness World Records as the person struck by lightning more recorded times than any other human being. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 71 over an unrequited love.




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Parade Car


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DNews: Video Games Aren't Actually Bad for Kids

Good news, gamers! A decade-long, landmark study on the impact of video games on kids has been released, and you're safe! Anthony is joined by Rev3 Game's Tara Long to provide details on the report.



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A TV station had its broadcast interrupted by a pirate signal of a masked man being spanked!

A TV station had its broadcast interrupted by a pirate signal of a masked man being spanked!

The Max Headroom broadcast signal intrusion was a television signal hijacking that occurred in Chicago, Illinois, on the evening of November 22, 1987.




It is an example of what is known in the television business as broadcast signal intrusion. The intruder was successful in interrupting two broadcast television stations within the course of three hours.




The broadcast showed a man in mask being spanked with a fly swatter. Despite investigations by the FCC and FBI, this became the only known incident in which a hacker interrupted a major TV broadcast without getting caught.




The hijack lasted for about 90 seconds. The man with the mask was spanked with a flyswatter by a man wearing a dress who ordered him to bend over.




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Air Swimmer Remote Control Shark


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He Loves It


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I’m not sure how accurate that shirt is but to be honest I have no good reason to doubt its validity. Seems legit to me.




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New Zealand became the first country in the modern world to appoint an Official Wizard!

New Zealand became the first country in the modern world to appoint an Official Wizard!

Ian Brackenbury Channell gets paid to be New Zealand's wizard. In 1974, Channell moved to Christchurch, New Zealand, and began to regularly speak on a ladder in Cathedral Square while wearing a wizard costume.




Though the City Council wanted him arrested, he became so popular that the square eventually became a public speaking area.




The real change came in 1982, when the New Zealand Art Gallery Directors Association decided that he was a living work of art and the city of Christchurch declared him Wizard of Christchurch.




Eight years later, the Prime Minister declared him the official wizard of New Zealand. Christchurch City Council had been paying him a small annual sum until he left in 2011 following the Christchurch Earthquake.




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Are you with the bride or the groom?


This wedding photo shoot’s about to get real.












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