Today's Daily Brain Teaser (May 03, 2014)

Give an Inch, Take a Mile



Change MILE to INCH by changing one letter at a time. Each change must produce a valid word in the English language. But there is a catch. You must make the change by going through YARD and FOOT. No word can be used more than once.



MILE ----> YARD ----> FOOT ----> INCH





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In the online dating world, women are afraid of meeting…

In the online dating world, women are afraid of meeting a serial killer. Men are afraid of meeting someone fat.

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The Japanese method of how to iron a shirt in less than 3 minutes…

Japanese men compete in a huge competition each year to attempt to earn the title of “fastest-shirt-ironer.”

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Using your middle initials in your name make…

Using your middle initials in your name make you perceived as smarter.

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During the Vietnam War, a US task force known as ‘Tiger Force’…

During the Vietnam War, a US task force known as ‘Tiger Force’ routinely cut of the ears of its victims to make necklaces from them. It was an indigenous belief among the Vietnamese that to get into the afterlife one’s body needed to be intact. So these soldiers are not just desecrating bodies, but trapping their souls here on earth.

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You can change your testosterone and cortisol levels…

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There is actually a law in Arizona called…

There is actually a law in Arizona called the “Stupid Motorist Law”. It states that any motorist who becomes stranded after driving around barricades to enter a flooded stretch of roadway may be charged for the cost of his/her rescue.

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For the Guinness World Records, it is required in the guidelines of all “large food”…

For the Guinness World Records, it is required in the guidelines of all “large food” type records that the item be fully edible, and distributed to the public for consumption, to prevent food wastage.

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In the Cold War, the United States spent millions of dollars…

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The Soviet Union did not admit that a reactor had exploded at Chernobyl…

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Today in History for 2nd May 2014

Historical Events

1865 - US President Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis

1942 - Japanese troops occupy Mandalay Burma

1962 - WMHT TV channel 17 in Schenectady-Alby-Tro, NY (PBS) 1st broadcast

1994 - Michael Bolton found plagurized Isley Bros "Love is Wonderful Thing"

1997 - Police arrest transsexual prostitute Atisone Seiuli with Eddie Murphy

2002 - Marad massacre of eight Hindus near Palakkad in Kerala.

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Famous Birthdays

1898 - Jef [Josephus C F] Last, Dutch poet/politician (The Spark)

1927 - Ray Barrett, Australian actor

1929 - Sydney Gedye, cricketer (opening batsman in four Tests for NZ 1964)

1960 - Ravi Ratnayeke, cricketer (Sri Lankan pace bowler and opening batsman)

1972 - Erik Maes, Dutch soccer player (MVV)

1995 - Kelsey Lewis, American actress

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Famous Deaths

1683 - Stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (b. 1613)

1810 - Rev. Dr. Henry Jerome de Salis, divine (b.1740)

1973 - Alan Carney, actor (Herbie-Take it from Me), dies at 61

1982 - Hugh Marlowe, actor (Jim Matthews-Another World), dies at 71

1985 - Hal LeRoy, dancer/actor (Harold Teen), dies at 71 after surgery

1990 - Oleg Anatolyevich Yakovlev, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 49

More Famous Deaths »

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Brain Teaser 5/2/2014

1. If you reverse the digits of my age, you have the age of my son. A year ago, I was twice his age. How old are we both now?



2. If Susan is 10, Arabella is 20, and Jim and Neal are both 5, but Richard is 10, how much is Jennifer by the same system?

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