Today's Daily Brain Teaser (May 23, 2014)

Word Connections #3



Fill in the words that are empty by using words that will connect with the previous one.



EXAMPLE: Towel, Rack. (You have the words Towel and Rack, but when put together it becomes "Towel rack".)



Try to connect petting to guard.



Petting

Z_ _

A_ _ _ _ _

C_ _ _ _ _ _ _

Guard



WARNING: Please only open the hint if you want to know the next letter in each word.





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In 1997 British scientist wanted to create headless…

In 1997 British scientist wanted to create headless humans for organ transplants.

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A Simple Optical Illusion

Someone submitted the new optical illusion that I’m going to post up today a while back. I took a close look at it today, and at first I was wondering what the optical illusion in the image was. However, after a few seconds, it clicked in my mind and now I can’t unsee the optical illusion. Therefore, I hope you all really like this illusion.

The illusion itself gave me a little bit of trouble, but coming up with a title for this post was certainly a whole lot more challenging. I went through a few different titles, but I want to be careful not to give anything away. Finally, I was able to settle on a post title that won’t give anything away and it’s also an accurate description of the optical illusion I’m posting up today. Scroll down to check it out.

It looks like this is just a picture of a cup, but is it really? I want you to leave a comment below when you figure out what the optical illusion is. Let me know what you find and how long it took you :D

Want to check out another illusion that is going to be a bit challenging? Try to find all of the hidden wolves in this picture.

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Today in History for 22nd May 2014

Historical Events

1863 - War Dept establishes Bureau of Colored Troops

1906 - 10th anniversary Olympic games close at Athens, Greece

1956 - "Bob Hope Show" last airs on NBC-TV

1972 - Ceylon becomes Republic of Sri Lanka as its constitution is ratified

1983 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Charity Golf Tournament

1997 - Kelly Flinn, US Air Force's first female bomber pilot certified for combat, accepts a general discharge in order to avoid a court martial.

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Famous Birthdays

1841 - Catulle Mendès, French poet (d. 1909)

1891 - Eddie Edwards, American jazz trombonist (d. 1963)

1955 - Sam Coppersmith, (Rep-D-Arizona)

1968 - Kevin Carolan, American actor and comedian

1971 - Troy Barnhart, Hanford CA, water polo 2m offense (Olympics-96)

1977 - Seán Óg Ó hAilpín, Irish hurler

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Famous Deaths

1501 - Robert Gaguin, French writer/diplomat (Arte Metrificandi), dies at 66

1746 - Thomas Southerne, Irish dramatist (b. 1660)

1939 - Ernst Toller, writer, dies at 45

1966 - Tom Goddard, cricketer (22 wkts in 8 Tests for England 1930-39), dies

1977 - Marius Monnikendam, Dutch choir composer, dies at 80

2012 - Wesley Brown, 1st African American US Naval Academy graduate, dies at 85

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Brain Teaser 5/22/2014

1. You have two pencils, a good one and a cheap one. The good one costs $1.00 more than the cheap one. You spend $1.10 for both. How much did the cheap one cost?



2. How much dirt is in a hole that is 3 ft. deep, and 6 inches in diameter?

Solution

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Plant Vs. Zombies - Get hooked and play today!

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The painting “The Black fire I” by the American abstract expressionist Barnett Newman was sold…

The painting “The Black fire I” by the American abstract expressionist Barnett Newman was sold for $84.2 million last week at Christie’s.

One could talk about daring flight of thought and innovation of the artist, his brilliant insights and amazing technique and elegance of lines, original color findings, and soft color transitions, and so on. But why do we need all these pathetic and useless words? Just imagine the number 84 million. This number describes the great masterpiece more than any words.

P.S. For those who couldn’t care less of the abstract art, the painting is in the center of the photograph, below is the floor of the exhibition hall.

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In 1969, in response to one of the largest ever anti-war…

In 1969, in response to one of the largest ever anti-war demonstrations, Richard Nixon wanted Army helicopters to hover over protesters and blow out their candlelit vigil.

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In 1949, India sent the Tokyo Zoo two elephants…

In 1949, India sent the Tokyo Zoo two elephants to cheer the spirits of the defeated Japanese empire.

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