Monday, 12 May 2014

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

One Letter of Separation 2



Each group of three definitions describes three words that are spelled the same, except for one letter (each group describes a different set of words). Example: king, ring, wing.



1a) a bone in the leg

1b) arboreal mammal, common to Madagascar

1c) to take exception or object



2a) a mixture of liquids, as for medicine

2b) a liquid preparation for cosmetic use

2c) an opinion or view



3a) something having a spiral or twisted form

3b) to hold back or restrain

3c) the thick part of coagulated milk



4a) to beat or damage with repeated blows

4b) to trade by exchange of goods

4c) good-natured witty joking





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Brain Teaser 5/12/2014

It's all about words....



1. He starts and ends 2 common English words. One painful in love, One painful in everyday matter. Do you know what 2 words I must be?



2. Using the words DROVES and NEWS write seven words using each letter once.



3. There is a common English word that is seven letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains a common English word - from seven letters right on down to a single letter. What is the original word, and what are the words that it becomes after removing a letter at a time?

Solution





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Best Optical Illusionist of All Time?

It’s a nice feeling when you wake up early in the morning and you can already see that it’s going to be a great day, because it’s so bright outside. That’s the feeling I had this morning when I woke up. I was also completely rejuvenated, as well. I made sure I got plenty of rest this weekend, especially since it rained a decent bit, which makes me wants to sleep in for some reason.


I was wondering which new optical illusion I was going to post up today, but I definitely have a great one for all of you. I was over at the MoIllusions Facebook page when I noticed that I had a new message from a man by the name of John (I don’t want to list his last name, as that’s not the polite thing to do without his permission). Well, needless to say, John sent in a really cool video optical illusion. It’s been awhile since I’ve put up a video, so this is certainly the perfect optical illusion for today. Check it out by scrolling down.






The man in the video has some amazing optical illusions and has even won some competitions. Some people would even consider him the best illusionist of all time. What do you think?


Want to see another cool optical illusion? See if you can spot the hidden object in this scary optical illusion.


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Today in History for 12th May 2014

Historical Events


1881 - Treaty of Bardo, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate

1915 - Croatians plunder Armenia, killing 250

1955 - Chicago Cub Sam Jones is 1st black to pitch no-hitter (Pirates, 4-0)

1981 - Isles tie own rec with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a pd vs Minn

1990 - 3rd time Saturday Night Live uses time delay (Andrew Dice Clay hosts)

1997 - Angels scores 13 in 7th vs White Sox


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Famous Birthdays


1902 - Heinrich Kirchner, German sculptor

1935 - Johnny Bucyk, Canadian ice hockey player

1958 - Christian Brando, son of Marlon/killed sisters boyfriend

1963 - Vanessa A. Williams, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Rhonda Blair-Melrose Place)

1966 - Stephen Baldwin, actor (Beast, Lawrenceville Stories, Usual Suspects)

1967 - Robert Blackmon, defensive back (Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks)


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Famous Deaths


1825 - Stanislao Mattei, composer, dies at 75

1864 - Abner Monroe Perrin, Confederate brig-general, dies in battle at 37

1930 - Pieter Jelles Troelstra, Dutch SDAP leader, dies at 70

1957 - Alfonso de Portago, Spanish bobsledder and race car driver (b. 1928)

1966 - Felix Martin Julius Steiner, German Heer and Waffen-SS officer (b. 1896)

2002 - Erich Kulas, ECW Wrestler (Mass Transit)


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In 2011, Jell-O monitored the amount of smiley faces and frown faces…

In 2011, Jell-O monitored the amount of smiley faces and frown faces used on Twitter. Whenever the national average of smiley faces was less than 51%, Jell-O released coupons to those who recently tweeted frown faces.






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The Grey School of Wizardry is a school specializing…

The Grey School of Wizardry is a school specializing in occult magic, operating primarily online and as a non-profit educational institution in the State of California. The school is reported to be the first wizard school to be officially recognized as an academic establishment.






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Gypsy is actually short for…

Gypsy is actually short for Egyptian.






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Baby dolphins are able to drink their mother’s milk because…

Baby-dolphin-cropped Baby dolphins are able to drink their mother’s milk because their tongues roll into a straw.






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A month after the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima…

A month after the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, a massive typhoon hit the city, killing 2,000.






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Britney Spears’ music is used by the British Navy…

Britney-Spears Britney Spears’ music is used by the British Navy to scare off Somali pirates.






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