Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Apr 13, 2014)

Hand Shakes



There are ten people in a house. Everybody wants to make a hand shake with only people shorter than themselves. Assume everybody is different in height. How many hand shakes are made?





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During the Invasion of Normandy, Scottish Bagpiper, Bill Millin…

During the Invasion of Normandy, Scottish Bagpiper, Bill Millin, contrary to British Command, in the thick of battle, marched up & down the beach playing his Pipes. When his unit captured German snipers, they asked why Millin wasn’t shot. They said they didn’t shoot because he was clearly insane.

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Meth was invented in Japan…

Meth was invented in Japan. At first it was used to curb hunger and energize Japanese citizens. Later It was given to Kamikaze pilots, soldiers and wartime factory workers. It is now controlled and distributed by the Yakuza.

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A Brooklyn businessman ­sued the credit-reporting…

A Brooklyn businessman ­sued the credit-reporting agency Equifax for falsely reporting him as having no financial history ­because their system rejected his first name — God.

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In 1970 cannabis was placed in Schedule-1 category…

In 1970 cannabis was placed in Schedule-1 category of controlled drugs “Temporarily” while the Nixon Administration awaited the Shafer Report, which ended up calling for the immediate end to cannabis prohibition.

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A 61-Year Old Potato farmer won a 544…

A 61-Year old potato farmer won a 544 Ultramarathon because he continued to run whilst the other competitors slept.

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The walls of the house in The Addams Family were actually…

The walls of the house in The Addams Family were actually a bright pink. This is because, on black and white film, pastel colors like green and pink showed up as a light, dingy shades of gray.

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A German soldier during WW2 called Werner Goldberg was branded…

A German soldier during WW2 called Werner Goldberg was branded “The Ideal German Soldier” because of his physical appearance. Ironically he was half Jewish.

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The Soviets had made a prototype laser pistol…

The Soviets had made a prototype laser pistol for use by their astronauts. The pistol was deigned to burn a hole through the spacesuits of enemy astronauts, killing them via suffocation and/or explosive decompression.

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In 2006, police at GWU used Facebook to learn…

In 2006, police at GWU used Facebook to learn about college parties and bust them. To fight back, students set up a beer blast event on Facebook. When the cops showed up, there was no alcohol, but cookies with “Beer” written on them and games of “Cake-pong”.

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In 1962, an intruder climbing the fence at a Minnesota…

In 1962, an intruder climbing the fence at a Minnesota air base set off the “sabotage alarm” in all bases in the area. In one base, due to wrong wiring, the Klaxon was sounded ordering nuclear-armed aircraft to take off, and the pilots believed WW3 has started. The original intruder was a bear.

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The President of Ecuador offered to let the US keep an airbase…

The President of Ecuador offered to let the US keep an airbase in his country, but only if Ecuador could have a base in Miami.

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Brain Teaser 4/12/2014

How?



1. Four people can sit at a table in twenty-four different arrangements. How many arrangements are possible for seating eight people?



2. If you had a piece of paper that was 0.001 inch thick, how tall a pile would it make if it was doubled fifty times?

Solution

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Today in History for 12th April 2014

Historical Events

1820 - Alexander Ypsilantis is declared leader of Filiki Eteria, a secret organization to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece.

1945 - Canadian troops liberate Nazi concentration camp Westerbork, Netherlands

1945 - Harry Truman sworn in as 33rd pres

1959 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open

1982 - 3 CBS employees shot to death in NYC parking lot

2002 - Pedro Carmona becomes interim President of Venezuela during the military coup against Hugo Chávez.

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Famous Birthdays

1863 - Raul d'Avila Pompeia, Brazilian writer (Boarding School)

1928 - Hardy Krüger, German actor

1941 - Bobby Moore, English footballer (d. 1993)

1965 - Elaine Zayak, NJ, figure skater (Olympics-6th-1984)

1974 - Sylvinho, Brazilian footballer

1977 - Giovanny Espinoza, Ecuadorian footballer

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Famous Deaths

1125 - Vladislaus I of Bohemia

1555 - Joanna of Castile (Joanna the mad), wife of Philip I of Castile dies at 75

1704 - John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76

1946 - F Guicciardi, writer, dies

1961 - Nils-Eric Fougstedt, composer, dies at 50

1988 - Alan Stewart Paton, writer, dies

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Define candy

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