Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Apr 19, 2014)

Simply Simple



My first is simply a vegetable, delicious, round and green.

My third and fourth are sound asleep, as plainly can be seen.

My fifth is fifty, clear enough for any riddle-setter.

Two of my second stacked on their sides will give my final letter.

Now that my second has my parts, fit them together well.

You see me now before your eyes; it's plain for all to tell.





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A chemistry grad student accidentally synthesized the chemical MPTP…

A chemistry grad student accidentally synthesized the chemical MPTP and gave himself Parkinsonian Syndrome while trying to make opioids – accidentally advancing Parkinson’s research at his own expense. His parkinsonism was successfully treated with levodopa but he died 18 months later from a cocaine overdose.

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When an online college in the US jokingly offered, as an April Fools gag…

When an online college in the US jokingly offered, as an April Fools gag, a course called ‘Underwater Basket Weaving’ (a notorious code for a do-nothing class) the school was forced to apologize when they were accused of being disrespectful to indigenous cultures.

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An Oregon woman called 911 to report that a man, wanted by police…

An Oregon woman called 911 to report that a man, wanted by police, was breaking into her house. The dispatcher told her that due to budget cuts the police could not respond. The man eventually broke in and raped her.

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On Christmas, 1979 the first president of Equatorial Guinea had…

On Christmas, 1979 the first president of Equatorial Guinea had 150 of his opponents killed; Soldiers dressed up in Santa Clause outfits and executed them in a football stadium while amplifiers played “Those Were the Days”.

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Two Domino’s Pizza employees in North Carolina were arrested…

Two Domino’s Pizza employees in North Carolina were arrested in 2009 after a video surfaced on the Internet that showed one of them putting cheese up his nose while preparing sandwiches, farting on salami slices, and blowing his nose on the food, as the second employee filmed.

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In 2009, a 13-year-old kid with Aspergers, having feared being scolded by his mother…

In 2009, a 13-year-old kid with aspergers, having feared being scolded by his mother, decided to runaway and disappear by riding the NYC subway for 11 days. Despite being heavily monitored 24/7, no one noticed him.

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The word Mortgage is a French Law term…

The word Mortgage is a French Law term meaning “death pledge”. It doesn’t refer to the person (like a pledge to pay until death) or anything sinister like that. It refers to the fact that the deal “dies” either when payments cease or the principle is paid.

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The revolution that transformed Brazil into a republic…

The revolution that transformed Brazil into a republic was so uneventful that the few witnesses present didn’t even know it happened and the dethroned Emperor didn’t even care.

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The full title of Pope Francis is…

The full title of Pope Francis is:

“His Holiness Francis, Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Sovereign of the Vatican City State, Servant of the servants of God.”

He does not use it in full very often.

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While viewing 1980′s The Blue Lagoon, a herpetologist noticed…

While viewing 1980′s The Blue Lagoon, a herpetologist noticed iguanas in the background with characteristics unseen in documented species. He then traveled to Fiji, tracked & named the Fiji Crested Iguana.

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The President of France in 1920 was completely mad…

The President of France in 1920 was completely mad. He greeted the British ambassador wearing nothing but his official decorations and once walked out of a state meeting and jumped in a lake fully clothed.

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Bring us your Bizarre!

Join Edward Meyer, VP Exhibits & Archives at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Panama City Beach, Florida on April 25th & 26th for the Bizarre Buying Bazaar!

Ripley’s is touring the land searching for the best bizarre items. Search your attics, homes, garages, cars, and collections to see if you have a hidden treasure!

Are you a creative artisan? Bring us your most UNBELIEVABLE creation!

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The Weirdest Easters

Open Your Windows

Easter Egg Trees

A 1760 Pound Easter Egg!

The Time Secret Service Dressed Up as Bunnies

Tapping Red Easter Eggs

The Giant Egg in Ukraine

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Toy Cars Optical Illusion

How are all of you out there doing on this lovely day? I certainly hope all are doing great and doing your best to enjoy the day. Today is known as “Good Friday,” and if you celebrate this holiday, I hope you have a great holiday. If not, I just hope you have a great day in general. Either way, we don’t judge people hare at MoIllusions for their beliefs. We just hope you have a great day. Also, it’s the start of the weekend, so I certainly hope you have some amazing plans for this weekend, because it looks like the weather is going to be great where I’m at. Therefore, I’m definitely going outside and enjoying the weather.

Below, I have an amazing optical illusion that was submitted to me from one of the viewers from this site. It looks like this guy is having so much fun in this picture and I definitely give him bonus points for creativity on this one. This is just one of those illusions that reminds us that illusions are always around us and we can all create them.

Wow, this illusion just puts a smile on my face every time I see it.

Do you want to have a look at another illusion that’s just cool to look at? Check out this Fake Tree Vortex Optical Illusion.

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Today in History for 18th April 2014

Historical Events

1838 - Wilkes' expedition to South Pole sails

1929 - Palace for People's industry in Amsterdam devastated by fire

1944 - Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins' ballet premieres in NYC

1955 - 1st "Walk"/"Don't Walk" lighted street signals installed

1988 - 17th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:24:30

1996 - "Funny Thing Happened" opens at St James Theater NYC for 715 perfs

More Historical Events »

Famous Birthdays

1819 - Franz von Suppé, Austrian composer (d. 1895)

1958 - Bernadette Robi, model/ex-wife of football player Lynn Swann

1966 - Trine Hattestad, Norwegian athlete

1967 - Marcel Valk, soccer player (RKC, Go Ahead Eagles)

1970 - Greg Eklund, American musician

1976 - Fayray, Japanese singer

More Famous Birthdays »

Famous Deaths

1898 - Gustave Moureau, painter, dies

1936 - Seaborn M Denson, composer, dies at 82

1940 - Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher, historian, dies

1945 - John Ambrose Fleming, electrical engineer, dies

1990 - Robert D Webb, director/actor (Love Me Tender, Jackals), dies at 87

1996 - Michael Leander Farr, record producer, dies at 55

More Famous Deaths »

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Brain Teaser 4/18/2014

You are working out some estimates for your boss. You can come up with a very good package for your nice little wid­gets, but the packaging may be too expensive. The cost of the widget and the packaging is $1.10, and the widget is $1.00 more than the package. How much will you have to tell your boss that the package for each widget will cost?

Solution

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