Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Jul 10, 2014)

Opposites Attract



These seemingly "nonsense" words have pairs of opposites in them. For example:

lshoorntg would be "Long /Short" (LshOorNtG). If you've noticed, the letters in the words are always in the same order. Get the idea? Great! Now try these!



1) Wfateirer

2) Grsokuynd

3) Rpoiocrh

4) Frbeoiezle

5) Ppenecinl

6) Wmaomnan

7) Ldaigrhkt

8) Ounvderer

9) Cdilreatny

10) Riwrgohngt





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Brain Teaser 7/09/2014

"How old are your daughters?" Fred asked a friend one day.

"The product of their ages is 36," replied his friend.

"You are not giving me enough information," protested Fred.

"The sum of their ages is the age of your oldest son."

"I still need more information."

"All right, then. I can tell you that the oldest daughter, who is at least a year older than the other two, is a very fine pianist."

"Ah! Now I know how old your daughters are."

What are the ages of Fred's friend's daughters?

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Brain Teaser 7/08/2014

Carl Jones introduced Roger Smith to his friend as his ‘Uncle Roger'. Roger Smith introduced Carl Jones to his friend as his ‘Uncle Carl'.

"If you are uncles to each other," queried one of the friends, "you must also be nephews to each other."

"That's correct," replied Carl.

Since there has been no breach of marriage law, how can you explain such a relationship?

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Today in History for 9th July 2014

Historical Events

1536 - French navigator Jacques Cartier returns to Saint-Malo from Canada

1867 - An unsuccessful expedition led by E.D Young sets out to search for Dr David Livingstone (Scottish missionary and explorer).

1939 - A meeting of 6,000 Indians, held at the Indian Sports Ground in Johannesburg South Africa, launch the Passive Resistance Campaign against apartheid and racial policy in South Africa

1953 - Phillies Robin Roberts ends streak of 28 consecutive complete games

1971 - Henry Kissinger visits China PR

1981 - Jacksons begin a 36-city tour

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Famous Birthdays

1917 - Ted Steele, Hartford Ct, orchestra leader (Cavalcade of Stars)

1945 - Dean R[ay] Koontz, US, sci-fi author (Star Quest, Beastchild)

1965 - Frank Bello, American heavy metal musician (Anthrax)

1968 - Lars Gyllenhaal, Swedish author

1971 - Jill Simon, Miss Iowa USA (1996)

1975 - Jack White, American musician (The White Stripes}

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Famous Deaths

1746 - Philip V, French King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46), dies at 62

1903 - Alphonse François Renard, Belgian geologist (b. 1842)

1961 - Alan Marshal, actor (Lydia, Irene, Exile Express), dies at 52

1986 - Le Duan, Vietnamese politician, dies at 78

1992 - Eric Savareid, News correspondent (CBS), dies at 79

1993 - Cut Meijer, [Saul Messel], historian/rabbi to Paramaribo, dies at 80

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