Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Jul 27, 2014)

I Am the World's Greatest Traveler...



I am the world's greatest traveler. I have been transported by camel, dog sled, pony express, bicycle ,train, steamship, automobile/car, airplane, airship, and rocket. I have portraits of presidents, kings, queens, princes, princesses, shahs, sultans, tribal chiefs, adventurers, explorers, patriots, martyrs, inventors, pioneers, artists, musicians, architects, poets, aviators, dramatists, novelists, painters, athletes, cardinals, saints, and sinners.

I have pictures of foreign beaches, rivers, lakes, sounds, waterfalls, geysers, mountains, monuments, castles, temples and ruins of temples, missions, bridges, harbors, docks, locks, locomotives/trains, balloons, rockets, zeppelins, windjammers, native canoes, modern seaplanes, and the world.



What am I?





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Lovely Lady in the Harp Optical Illusion

Good morning everyone! Today is Saturday, and hopefully you all are outdoors enjoying the beautiful summer weather. Going outdoors can make people relax, and so can things like music, and the music of a beautiful harp is some of the most soothing and beautiful music in the world.

People love to hear the harp because its very angelic sounding, and many people firmly believe that angels are the only ones that make harp music because it is just too ethereal to be made by human hands. Today’s optical illusion is all about the beautiful harp, and if you look closely, you may see a lovely lady in the harp.

Do you see her? What makes this illusion truly stunning is the fact she has a flower in her hair, and the clouds in the sky give her hair!

Ready to challenge your eyes and imagination with another optical illusion? Vincent Price was one of the most famous actors in the world, and it is said that his image is hidden in this pile of leaves! So, go ahead and study these leaves closely, and if you do see the late great Vincent Price, be sure you comment below! Have a great weekend!

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Nicorette was created in Sweden for…

Nicorette was created in Sweden for submariners who couldn’t smoke on board.

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Vernors is actually the oldest soda still being sold…

Vernors is actually the oldest soda still being sold. It predates Dr. Pepper by 19 years.

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The most valuable vinyl record of all time is not a rare recording…

The most valuable vinyl record of all time is not a rare recording, it’s a plain, off the shelf, version of Double Fantasy by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. It’s worth half a million dollars because John Lennon signed the cover for Mark David Chapman 5 hours before Chapman murdered Lennon.

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Anti-occupation Rabbis have actually volunteered to be human shields…

Anti-occupation Rabbis have actually volunteered to be human shields in order to defend Palestinian villages from destruction.

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The Cheyenne chief Black Kettle, a major advocate for peace and coexistence between white settlers…

The Cheyenne chief Black Kettle, a major advocate for peace and coexistence between white settlers and Native Americans, was twice attacked by American troops despite explicit agreements of non-hostility, resulting in the death and mutilation of he and at least two hundred Cheyenne villagers.

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Today in History for 26th July 2014

Historical Events

920 - Rout of an alliance of Christian troops from Navarre and Léon against the Muslims at Pamplona.

1832 - HMS Beagle anchors in Montevideo

1938 - 1st radio broadcast of "Young Widder Brown" on NBC

1963 - US Syncom 2, 1st geosynchronous communications satellite, launched

1974 - France performs nuclear Test at Muruora Island

1982 - Karen Dianne Baldwin, 18, of Canada, crowned 31st Miss Universe

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Famous Birthdays

1881 - Alexander J Kropholler, architect

1912 - Derek Riches, diplomat

1941 - Darlene Love, singer/actress (Lethal Weapon)

1943 - Roger Smalley, composer

1951 - William Surles "Bill" McArthur Jr, NC, astro (STS 58, 74, sk: 92)

1979 - Mageina Tovah, American actress

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Famous Deaths

811 - Nicephorus I, Byzantine Emperor (802-11), dies in battle

1684 - Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (b. 1646)

1969 - Raymond Walburn, actor (Spoilers, Dixie), dies after illness at 81

1995 - Raymond Mailloux, Quebec politician (b. 1918)

2005 - Jack Hirshleifer, American economist (b. 1925)

2009 - Marcey Jacobson, American photographer (b. 1911)

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