Thursday 27 March 2014

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Mar 28, 2014)

Seeing Spots



What phrase is represented below?



Measles Medical Research



Teardrop Tablets = Measles 30% cured

Boredom Shot = Measles 50% cured

Ha-Ha Syrup = Measles 100% cured





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In Athens, GA there is a tree known as…

Treethatownsitself-small In Athens, GA there is a tree known as “The Tree That Owns Itself”. It’s former owner willed the tree as well as eight feet of land surrounding it to itself.






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While bored during his work with the Manhattan Project…

Richard_Feynman_small While bored during his work with the Manhattan Project, Richard Feynman would amuse himself by picking the locks of his colleges confidential file cabinets and placing prank notes, his colleges believed a spy had infiltrated the project.






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There’s a screenplay named ‘Atuk’ which has never been made…

There’s a screenplay named ‘Atuk’ which has never been made into a movie because anyone who has shown interest in playing the lead role has died unexpectedly, including John Candy, Chris Farley, John Belushi and Sam Kinison.






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If you play a professional sport, you need to pay an income tax…

If you play a professional sport, you need to pay an income tax. That is, to each state you play against. For a Red Sox player, this means 17 different tax bills.






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A photographer in NY took portraits of the least likely…

least-likely-adopted-dog-small A photographer in NY took portraits of the least likely to be adopted dogs at a shelter, to portray their personality and aid in their adoption. All dogs that had their portrait taken were adopted.






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There is over 400000 pounds of man-made trash…

There is over 400000 pounds of man-made trash and debris on the moon, including 96 bags of urine, feces, and vomit.






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“Sell by” and “best by” dates are unregulated and…

“Sell by” and “best by” dates are unregulated and have no relationship to safety, part of why Americans toss 160 billion pounds of food every year.






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Today in History for 27th March 2014

Historical Events


1910 - Fire during a barn-dance in Ököritófülpös, Hungary, killed 312

1920 - Hermann Muller becomes German chancellor (SPD)

1943 - Assassination attempt on Van de Peat at Amsterdams census bureau

1966 - Anti Vietnam war demonstrations in US, Europe and Australia

1966 - Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Louise Suggs Delray Beach Golf Invitational

1992 - Bruce Springsteen releases "Human Touch" and "Lucky Town"


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Famous Birthdays


1627 - Stephen Fox, English politician (d. 1716)

1893 - Dragoljub "Draza" Mihailovic, Yugoslavian general/nazi collaborator

1901 - Erich Ollenhauer, German politician (SPD)

1943 - Phil Frank, American cartoonist (d. 2007)

1950 - Petros Efthimiou, Greek politician

1977 - Tom van der Leegte, Dutch soccer player (PSV)


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Famous Deaths


1865 - Petrus Hoffman Peerlkamp, Dutch scholar (b. 1786)

1961 - Jack Kane, orchestra leader (Steve and Eydie, Andy Williams Show), dies at 37

1967 - Jim Thompson, American designer (disappeared) (b. 1906)

1987 - Lloyd Goodrich, American Arts Museum director, dies at 90

1989 - May Allison, actress (Youth for Salem Men of Steel), dies

2006 - Ruari McLean, British typographer (b. 1917)


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