Monday 23 June 2014

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Jun 24, 2014)

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When you curtail a word, you remove the last letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.

Example: Begin -> Heavenly body

Answer: The words are Start and Star.



1. Head and shoulders sculpture -> Large vehicle

2. Vision -> Audibly let out breath from sorrow

3. Idea; mental process -> However

4. Unable to remember -> Create by hammering; counterfeit

5. Something that happens -> Level; balanced

6. Portion; divide -> Average or normal amount

7. Light hit in golf -> Place in a location

8. Light hit in baseball -> Small bread loaf





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Brain Teaser 6/23/2014

Try to find out a multi-digit number that if multiplied by the number 9 or any of its multiplications products (18, 27, 36, 45,..) will result in the multiplication factor repeated (n) number of times.

Solution





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Brain Teaser 6/22/2014

Can you find 13 animals hidden in these words?



Pheasantoadderaturtleechareelionewtiger

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Today in History for 23rd June 2014

Historical Events


1962 - Larry Doby retires from Cleve Indians to play in Japan

1962 - Suvanna Phuma forms government in Laos

1963 - 63rd US Golf Open: Julius Boros shoots a 293 at The Country Club Mass

1967 - LBJ and Alexei Kosygin hold 1st of 2 summit meetings in Glassboro, NJ

1979 - Rock group the Knack releases "My Sharona"

1986 - Tip O'Neill refuses to let President Reagan address House


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Famous Birthdays


1837 - Ernest Guiraud, composer

1884 - Cyclone Taylor, ice hockey player (d. 1979)

1955 - Glenn Danzig, American musician (The Misfits and Danzig)

1960 - Tatsuya Uemura, Japanese musician and programmer

1962 - Paul LaGreca, Bronx NY, actor (Big Trouble)

1965 - Peter O'Malley, Bathurst NSW, Australasia golfer


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Famous Deaths


1893 - Sir Theophilus Shepstone, British-born South African statesman (b. 1817)

1982 - Vincent Chin, Chinese-American hate crime victim (b. 1955)

1994 - Alan Frank, music publisher, dies at 83

1996 - Angelo John Novarese, record company founder, dies at 72

2005 - Shana Alexander, American columnist (b. 1926)

2006 - Aaron Spelling, American television producer (b. 1923)


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In spite of what Jurassic Park and other dinosaur films…

In spite of what Jurassic Park and other dinosaur films have shown us, the Tyrannosaurus Rex probably did not roar. In fact, it is believed that most theropods like the Tyrannosaurus made hissing or rattling sounds, similar to that of modern day snakes or crocodiles.






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Princess Leia’s iconic metal bikini was inspired by Fisher’s complaints…

princess-leia-slave-costume-cropped Princess Leia’s iconic metal bikini was inspired by Fisher’s complaints that the loose-fitting outfits she wore in the Star Wars concealed her feminine physique.






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Walt Disney used many dummy corporations to purchase…

Walt Disney used many dummy corporations to purchase the massive amounts of land needed for Disney World. But his plan was publicized and while his first acres were purchased for around $80, the last ones were over $80,000 each.






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At least four Marlboro Men have…

Marlboro-Men-cropped At least four Marlboro Men have died of smoking-related diseases.






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In some CVS stores, of all the hair care items vended…

In some CVS stores, of all the hair care items vended there, only those marketed to African-Americans were tagged with anti-theft devices.






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There’s a town in the US that is “surrounded” by Canada…

There’s a town in the US that is “surrounded” by Canada. Since it only has a primary, school, high school students need to travel 40 minutes and cross international borders four times a day.






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