Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Apr 07, 2014)

17 Creatures



Find 17 creatures in this paragraph.



Kneel in the kayak grasping the boat, but don't wrench the bullion or scowl at the chart. Behind the taped and sealed planter is a benevolent collier. The foxglove is in the bath.





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In 2012, a skydiver was almost hit by a meteor…

In 2012, a skydiver was almost hit by a meteor in mid-air and caught the incident on film.

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Brain Teaser 4/6/2014

There’s a certain 10-digit number where the first digit is equal to the number of zeros in the entire number, the second number is the number of 1’s in the entire number, and so on, to where the 10th digit is the number of 9’s in the entire number. What is the number?

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Today in History for 6th April 2014

Historical Events

1385 - John, Master of the Order of Aviz, is made king John I of Portugal.

1652 - Cape Colony, the 1st European settlement in South Africa, established by Dutch East India Company under John of Riebeeck

1919 - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi orders a General Strike.

1987 - Al Campanis appears on Niteline saying blacks may not be equiped to be in baseball management, sparking a racial controversy

2009 - A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing at least 253.

2013 - 48th Academy of Country Music Awards: Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert and Jason Aldean wins

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Famous Birthdays

1886 - Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII, The Last Nizam of Hyderabad state (d. 1967)

1901 - Willem Pelemans, Flemish composer/music reviewer

1925 - John Knox, British supreme court justice

1964 - Phil Gayle, English news presenter

1971 - Lou Merloni, American baseball player

1983 - Diora Baird, American actress

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Famous Deaths

912 - Nottker "the Stamelaar", benedictine monk/poet, dies at about 71

1520 - Raphael [Sanzio], artist (Sistine Madonna), dies on his 37th birthday

1939 - Robert Courtneidge, British theater producer, dies

1984 - Ral Donner, singer/narrator, dies at 41

2003 - Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer (b. 1927)

2010 - Wilma Mankiller, Native-American activist, chief of the Cherokee Nation (b. 1945)

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When Indian reservations started to earn big money from casinos…

When Indian reservations started to earn big money from casinos, they began expelling their own members by the thousands to increase the payout for those who remained.

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Enzo Ferrari told a man…

Enzo Ferrari told a man “you may be able to drive a tractor but you will never be able to handle a Ferrari Properly” the man was so pissed he vowed to create the perfect car, his name, Ferruccio Lamborghini.

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In Italy six scientists were charged with…

In Italy six scientists were charged with manslaughter because they didn’t predict an earthquake which killed 309 people.

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In 1963 seventeen men robbed a train without weapons…

In 1963 seventeen men robbed a train without weapons and managed to escape with $74 Million.

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Nikita Khrushchev made a speech denouncing Stalin…

Nikita Khrushchev made a speech denouncing Stalin that was so shocking it caused heart attacks for some in attendance.

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