Monday 7 July 2014

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Jul 08, 2014)

Word Fusion 6



Each statement describes two words that when fused together create a new unrelated word (not a compound word). The clues do not necessarily indicate in which order the two words are attached. Example: This is the oldness of a tablet (pill + age = pillage).



1) This is a child of the ocean.

2) This is when an insect runs away to get married.

3) This is the monotone melody of a writing instrument.

4) This is the charge for setting a fractured bone.





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Today in History for 7th July 2014

Historical Events


1550 - Traditional date Chocolate thought to have been introduced to Europe

1878 - Social-Democratic United forms in Amsterdam

1973 - Glenda Reiser (Canada) sets record women's mile (4:34.9)

1982 - David Moorcroft of UK sets record for 5000 m, 13:00.41

1991 - Nolan Ryan possible 8th no-hitter ends in the 8th inning

1996 - Space Shuttle STS 78 (Columbia 20), lands


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Famous Birthdays


1912 - Tiny Alma, [Catharina E J Stam], operetta singer (Vienna Blood)

1947 - Rob Townsend, rock drummer (Family Leicester)

1959 - Jessica Hahn, evangelist rape victim/model (playboy)/actress

1966 - Neil Tobin, American magician

1966 - Hector Burba, Dayton OH, pitcher (Cin Reds)

1969 - Robin Weigert, American actress


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Famous Deaths


1663 - Thomas Baltzar, German violinist

1816 - Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Irish playwright and politician (b. 1751)

1855 - Konstantin Batyushkov, Russian poet (b. 1787)

1927 - Gösta Mittag-Leffler, Swedish mathematician (b. 1846)

1944 - Erich Salomon, German photographer, dies

1995 - Gabor Ormai, viola Player, dies at 40


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Brain Teaser 7/07/2014

In front of you, there are 9 coins. They all look absolutely identical, but one of the coins is fake. However, you know that the fake coin is lighter than the rest, and in front of you is a balance scale. What is the least number of weightings you can use to find the counterfeit coin?

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Every year, Finland increases in surface area by about 7 square kilometers per year…

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Newgrange in Ireland is older than both Stonehenge and the pyramids in Giza…

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In 2007, a Bowhead whale was discovered with the head…

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Hitler planned to rebuild Berlin after the war into…

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The puzzling suicide note of a man who jumped from…

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