Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Jul 06, 2014)

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In the following sentence, fill in the blanks with three words that are the same except for their first letters.



The ___ would ___ ___ with soap than with body wash.





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Today in History for 5th July 2014

Historical Events

1450 - Pope Nicolas V names Walraven van Meurs bishop of Munster

1932 - Antonio de Oliveira Salazar becomes premier/dictator of Portugal

1962 - 96 murder at massacre in Oran, Algeria

1969 - 83rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats J Newcombe (64 57 64 64)

1971 - Simon Gray's "Butley" premieres in London

1994 - Boxer Buster Douglas comes out of a diabetic coma

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Famous Birthdays

1841 - William C. Whitney, American financier (d. 1904)

1936 - James Mirrlees, Scottish economist, Nobel Prize laureate

1951 - Keiko Fuji, Japanese enka singer

1954 - John Wright, NZ cricketer (opening batsman 1978-92)

1971 - Donna Faber, East Orange NJ, tennis star

1979 - Stiliyan Petrov, Bulgarian footballer

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Famous Deaths

1626 - Stephan Fadinger, Austrian boer leader, dies in battle

1883 - Frederick Scotson Clark, composer, dies at 42

1991 - Howard Nemerow, US poet laureate (Pulitzer), dies

1993 - Harrison E Salisbury, US journalist (NY Times), dies at 84

2002 - Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (b. 1924)

2006 - Kenneth Lay, American businessman (b. 1942)

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The bar tab of a 1787 farewell party for George Washington…

The bar tab of a 1787 farewell party for George Washington is still intact. “According to the bill… [The Founding Fathers] drank 54 bottles of Madeira, 60 bottles of claret, 8 of whiskey, 22 of porter, 8 of hard cider, 12 of beer, and 7 bowls of alcoholic punch”. The party had 55 attendees.

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A killer whale at the Miami Seaquarium named Hugo…

A killer whale at the Miami Seaquarium named Hugo, committed suicide by repeatedly bashing his head into the walls of his tank.

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New Zealand’s native Māori make up only 15% of the population…

New Zealand’s native Māori make up only 15% of the population, but over 50% of the imprisoned population.

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Serial killer and cannibal Richard Chase only broke into houses…

Serial killer and cannibal Richard Chase only broke into houses that were unlocked. If they were locked, he thought it meant he was unwelcome but if they were not he saw it as an invitation to enter.

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The Parrotfish eats dead coral, an then poops sand. This sand poop…

The Parrotfish eats dead coral, an then poops sand. This sand poop is also responsible for nearly all the white sand beaches in Hawaii.

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Marijuana is technically illegal in Amsterdam, the law enforcement…

Marijuana is technically illegal in Amsterdam, the law enforcement simply turns a blind-eye to the “coffee shops” that sell it.

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