Today's Daily Brain Teaser (May 18, 2014)

The Trouble With Evil Tribbles



Evil Tribbles may look cute, but they can really make a loud noise when they ROAR!!!



A 1-foot tall Green Evil Tribble can register 10 GSU (Galactic Sound Units) on a sound-measuring device that is 5 feet away. Yellow Evil Tribbles are twice as loud, and Red Tribbles... THREE times as loud as their yellow counterparts!



So anyway, one day Spork the Vulcan was out doing a bit of maintenance on the exterior of the Space Station, and before him he saw, to his fright, the biggest Evil Tribble he had ever seen. It was 5 feet high, 10 feet away and red! It looked straight at Spork, and gave the loudest ROAR it could!!!



How many GSU did Spork's sound-measuring device register?





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There are people whose hobby is documenting toilets and urinals…

There are people whose hobby is documenting toilets and urinals across the U.S. So-called “toilet aficionados”, they spent years studying toilets and are responsible for tens of thousands of videos and pictures floating around online.

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Brain Teaser 5/17/2014

A history test had three questions on presidents of the United States. Here are the answers of six students:

1. Polk, Polk, Taylor.

2. Taylor, Taylor, Polk.

3. Fillmore, Fillmore, Polk.

4. Taylor, Polk, Fillmore.

5. Fillmore, Taylor, Taylor.

6. Taylor, Fillmore, Fillmore.

Every student answered at least one question correctly.

What are the correct answers?

Solution

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How Many Faces

How many faces can you see in this picture. Look carefully for all faces. There may be a few more than you'd initially think. Click The Picture For The Solution. And please share with your friends.



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Today in History for 17th May 2014

Historical Events

1536 - Anne Boleyn's 4 "lovers" executed

1648 - Emperor Ferdinand III defeats Maximilian I of Bavaria

1943 - World War II: the Dambuster Raids by No. 617 Squadron RAF on German dams.

1960 - 1st atomic reactor system patents, J W Flora of Canoga Park CA

1983 - Stanley Cup: NY Islanders sweep Edmonton Oilers in 4 games

1990 - Dow Jones avg hits a record 2,831.71

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Famous Birthdays

1768 - Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general (d. 1854)

1904 - Jean Gabin, French actor (d. 1976)

1906 - Zinka Milanov, Croatian soprano (d. 1989)

1941 - Miriam Margolyes, actress (Will Be)

1979 - Wayne Thomas, English footballer

1981 - R. J. Helton, American Idol finalist

More Famous Birthdays »

Famous Deaths

1727 - Catherine I, Empress of Russia (1725-27), dies

1935 - Paul Dukas, French composer (b. 1865)

1973 - Alexander J Kropholler, Dutch architect/writer, dies at 91

2002 - Sharon Sheeley, American songwriter (b. 1940)

2003 - Frank "Pop" Ivy, American and Canadian football coach (b. 1916)

2007 - Lloyd Alexander, author (b. 1924)

More Famous Deaths »

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The first man to swim the length of Great Britain…

The first man to swim the length of Great Britain grew a beard to stop jellyfish stinging his face.

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As an experiment, Mass. transit police placed cardboard-cutout cops…

As an experiment, Mass. transit police placed cardboard-cutout cops near two bike racks in Cambridge. Bike theft dropped 67% in a month.

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India’s richest person, Mukesh Ambani, built a $1 billion home…

India’s richest person, Mukesh Ambani, built a $1 billion home. It has 27 habitable floors, including six parking floors for capacity of up to 168 cars. A staff of 600 maintain the home.

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When Groundhog Day was released, the Washington Post wrote…

When Groundhog Day was released, the Washington Post wrote that “‘Groundhog’ will never be designated a national film treasure by the Library of Congress”. In 2006, the film was selected by the National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress.

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The theory that girls look more attractive in groups…

The theory that girls look more attractive in groups (“cheerleader effect”) is scientifically proven.

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The first female pilot to ever serve in the Norwegian military…

The first female pilot to ever serve in the Norwegian military was beheaded by a mob in Afghanistan in 2011, killed along with 6 others, in retaliation for the burning of the Qur’an by controversial “pastor” Terry Jones in the United States.

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Hugh Thompson Jr., a helicopter pilot in Vietnam…

Hugh Thompson Jr., a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, threw away his Distinguished Flying Cross when he saw the citation included a fabricated account of the My Lai Massacre. The citation stated he saved a young Vietnamese girl from “intense crossfire,” when he had, in fact, saved many people from being murdered by American soldiers.

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