Monday, 24 March 2014

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Mar 25, 2014)

Many Young Women



The following clues refer to the names of several young women, in the form of Miss Suchandsuch.

These names then actually form a new word (although there will be a spelling difference with one s missing)

For example, "This young woman obeys all the rules" would be misbehave (Miss Behave)



Can you figure out the rest of the words?



1. This young woman is in great shape.

2. This young woman is very generous at Christmas.

3. This young woman showed me where to go.

4. You could tell this young woman all your secrets.

5. This young woman knew exactly what I meant.

6. This young woman is exactly the right choice.

7. This young woman could lead the orchestra.





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Tiger Body Paint Optical Illusion

I’m glad to see you’re all starting up another week with MoIllusions. It’s Monday, we’re all getting back to work and I have no doubt that some of you out there may be a little bit bored. That’s okay, because I’m going to help the day go by just a little bit faster by posting up a new optical illusion.


Today’s optical illusion is a body paint optical illusion that is absolutely amazing. As you all know, I’m a pretty big fan of artistic illusions like body paint illusions, 3D chalk drawings, sketches, etc… Today, this one involves an amazing artist and multiple subjects. Are you ready to check it out and have your socks blown off by this amazing piece of art? If so, you can scroll down right now to check it out.


Tiger Body Paint Optical Illusion






I don’t think anyone could argue that this is an amazing optical illusion. If I was the guy who did this, whom I’m assuming is the bald-headed gentleman looking over the girls, I would be so proud of myself. What an amazing piece of art!


Want to check out another great optical illusion that involves some awesome art. Check out this classic paint job optical illusion.


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Today in History for 24th March 2014

Historical Events


1930 - 1st religious services telecast in US (W2XBS NYC)

1945 - Operation Varsity: British, US and Canadian airborne landings east of the Rhine

1945 - Largest one-day airborne drop, 600 transports and 1300 gliders

1953 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

1978 - Wings release "With a Little Luck"

1997 - 69th Academy Awards - "The English Patient", Tom Cruise and Brenda Blythen win


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Famous Birthdays


1782 - Orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (d. 1836)

1802 - Jacob van Lennep, attorney/Dutch MP

1923 - Edna Jo Hunter, expert on military families and prisoners of war

1938 - David Irving, British historian

1943 - H Martin Lancaster, (Rep-D-NC)

1975 - Krisdayanti, Indonesian singer, actress and diva


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Famous Deaths


1455 - Rudolf van Diepholt, bishop/cardinal of Utrecht (1448-55), dies

1755 - Theodor Christleib Reinhold, composer, dies at 72

1887 - Ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter and art critic (b. 1837)

1945 - Thomas Rennie, Gen-Maj (Dutch command 51st Highland Division), dies

1946 - Alexander A Alekhine, world chess champ (1927-35, 37-46), dies at 53

2008 - Chalmers "Spanky" Alford‎, American guitarist (b. 1955)


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Brain Teaser 3/24/2014

It's About Time



1. A train leaves Edinburgh at 8:00 a.m. and travels to London at 60 mph. At 9:00 a.m. another train leaves London and travels towards Edinburgh at 90 mph. Which train is the nearer to London when they pass?



2. Fitzgerald drove 30 miles to work every day. He averaged the same speed going to work as he did coming from work. It took him one hour and thirty minutes to drive to work. Yet it only took him ninty minutes to drive home. How come?

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The Pillars of Creation, a nebula 7,000 light years away…

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A German author wrote a novel in which Hitler wakes up in modern Berlin…

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