Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Jun 26, 2014)

Bored . . .Try This Teaser!



See if you can figure out these words using the clues listed below. Each word ends with "BOARD". Please note that numbers 4 and 5 are two separate words. Have fun!



1) Used with telephones

2) A place to advertise

3) Right-side of ship

4) Found around water

5) Old-time cars had two

6) Computers need them

7) College professor's headgear

8) Used in the Old West





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26-foot Tall Marilyn Abandoned at the Dump

Forever Marilyn

Seward Johnson, grandson of Robert Wood Johnson, co-founder of Johnson & Johnson, is an 84-year-old artist famous for his realistic statues.

One of his more famous pieces is called Forever Marilyn, a 36-foot tall stainless steel and aluminum statue depicting Marilyn Monroe in her famous subway grate scene in The Seven Year Itch .

Forever Marilyn was constructed in 2011. It was originally on display in Chicago and moved to Palm Springs, California in 2012.

The statue is a popular tourist spot for gawkers wanting a peek up Marilyn’s skirt.

Image source: Edward Meyer

Imposter!

Last week this photo of what looks like Forever Marilyn started making rounds on the web. Although this statue looks eerily close to the Stewart Johnson piece, it’s actually a replica made by several unnamed Chinese artists.

This 26-foot tall Marilyn was on display outside a business center in Guigang,China for about 6 months before it was hauled to the dump for “unknown reasons.”

The Huffington Post reached out to Sculpture Foundation, which exhibit’s Johnson’s work

It is definitely not a Seward Johnson sculpture. The Sculpture Foundation was surprised to see the photo and is researching it now.

Poor Marilyn! I’ve heard of unauthorized biographies, but an unauthorized 26-foot tall sculpture is a first.

Images source: Reuters

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Spot the Horse Optical Illusion

Happy Hump Day Everyone! For those of you that do not know this, Wednesday is known as hump day because you are at the top of the hill and now the rest of the week is easier than the first half! Does that makes sense? Anyway, how do you all feel about horses? If you are a big horse lover, than you will love today’s optical illusion! Take a look at this picture, and what do you see? The most obvious animal you see is the frog, but is that all? What else do you see? Can you find the horse?

It may not be as easy as you think to see the horse, and some people may have problem spotting it right away, but don’t worry, just give it a moment and you’ll see it!

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Today in History for 25th June 2014

Historical Events

1950 - UN member states begin using integrated forces against N Korea

1981 - Supreme Court upholds male-only draft registration, constitutional

1982 - South African President P.W. Botha issues a new Proclamation again placing Ingwavuma under government control

1988 - Expos Pitcher Floyd Youmans suspended for 60 days due to drugs

1989 - 1st US postmark dedicated to Lesbian and Gay Pride (Stonewall, NYC)

1990 - 120°F in Phoenix Arizona

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Famous Birthdays

1886 - Henry "Hap" Arnold, commanding general, US Army Air Force (WW II)

1890 - Marchwitza, writer

1925 - Robert Venturi, Phila, architect (Levittown NY, Las Vegas)

1949 - Kene Holliday, NYC, actor (Tyler-Matlock, Carter Country)

1967 - Roshan Jurangpathy, cricketer (2 Tests for Sri Lanka 1985-86)

1981 - Sheridan Smith, British actress

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Famous Deaths

1671 - Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Italian astronomer (b. 1598)

1838 - François Nicolas Benoît, Baron Haxo, French general (b. 1774)

1979 - Philippe Halsman, American photographer (b. 1906)

1986 - Gery Florizoone, Flemish poet, dies at 63

1992 - James Stirling, Scottish D-Day parachutist/architect, dies

2010 - Richard B. Sellars, American business executive (b. 1915)

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Brain Teaser 6/25/2014

1. Double my number, I'm less than a score, half of my number is less than four. Add one to my double when bakers are near, days of the week are still greater, I fear. What am I?



2. Continue this pattern: 1, 2, 3, 5, ?, ?

Solution

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