Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Sep 15, 2014)

Get Me if You Can



A house with two occupants, sometimes one, rarely three.

Break the walls, eat the boarders, then throw away me.



What am I?













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Last surviving witness to the Abraham Lincoln assassination…

Last surviving witness to the Abraham Lincoln assassination lived long enough to be interviewed about it on television.

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Traditional naming customs of Iceland differ in that they follow no family…

Traditional naming customs of Iceland differ in that they follow no family lineage. Men are named after their father. I.e. If Jon has a son named Olaf, his name is Olaf Jonsson. If Olaf then has a son named Magnus, his name is Magnus Olafsson. It is not uncommon to go back and forth between two names. E.g. Olaf Jonsson might name his son Jon Olafsson, who would name his son Olaf. Women are similar with the suffix ‘dottir’.

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Some of the worst charities donate less than 4% of their donations…

Some of the worst charities donate less than 4% of their donations to the actual cause they’re promoting. One cancer charity even paid $18m to a company to solicit funds, the company being owned the charity president’s son.

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In the USA, 10,000+ toddlers age 2-3 are being prescribed…

In the USA, 10,000+ toddlers age 2-3 are being prescribed Ritalin and Adderall to treat behavioral disorder.

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Spaghetti carbonara was once considered a poor man’s dish because the 3 main ingredients…

Spaghetti carbonara was once considered a poor man’s dish because the 3 main ingredients were things the peasants were always certain to have on hand: bacon, a little cheese, and eggs.

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When the mathematician George Dantzig was studying in Berkeley…

When the mathematician George Dantzig was studying in Berkeley, he solved two open problems in statistical theory which he had mistaken for homework after arriving late to a lecture.

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Romania shipped 93.4 TONES of gold to Russia in 1916 so that Russia…

Romania shipped 93.4 TONES of gold to Russia in 1916 so that Russia would safe keep the Romanian Treasure in the Kremlin until the end of the war. And, as of 2014, they gave back only 33 kg of it.

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The more educated you are in a field, the more likely you are to buy…

The more educated you are in a field, the more likely you are to buy generic brands related to that field. For example, pharmacists more likely to buy generic aspirin than name-brand.

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There are NYC taxis that are actually…

There are NYC taxis that are actually undercover cop cars.

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Japanese police fire paint-balls at fleeing vehicles so that other police…

Japanese police fire paint-balls at fleeing vehicles so that other police vehicles can see them and to identify them at a later date if they get away. The paint is Bright orange and difficult to remove.

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Four submarines from various nations around the world were all…

Four submarines from various nations around the world were all lost a few months apart in 1968. None of the losses were ever explained.

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The Swedish warship Vasa, which famously sank in 1628 less than a mile…

The Swedish warship Vasa, which famously sank in 1628 less than a mile into its maiden voyage, was built asymmetrically. Archaeologists have found four rulers used by the workers; two turned out to be based on Swedish feet with 12 inches. The other two used Amsterdam feet, with 11 inches.

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Brain Teaser 9/14/2014

A man is walking down a road with a basket of eggs. As he is walking he meets someone who buys one-half of his eggs plus one-half of an egg. He walks a little further and meets another person who buys one-half of his eggs plus one-half of an egg. After proceeding further he meets another person who buys one-half of his eggs plus one half an egg. At this point he has sold all of his eggs, and he never broke an egg. How many eggs did the man have to start with?

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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Sep 14, 2014)

Lost in Translation!



What phrase does the rebus below represent?



You say "Brown" - I hear "Kafe".

You say "Come" - I hear "Ela".

You say "Goodbye" - I hear "Adio".

You say "Thank you" - I hear "Efharisto".





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Today in History for 14th September 2014

Historical Events

1900 - There are now 62,000 foreign troops in Peking and nearby cities, still defeating Boxer Rebels.

1953 - Yanks clinch 5th straight pennant with 8-5 win over Indians

1959 - WQEX TV channel 16 in Pittsburgh, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting

1965 - 4th meeting of 2nd Vatican council opened

1979 - Theodore Coombs completes 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to NYC and back to Yates Center, Ks

1994 - All 28 baseball owners vote to cancel rest of 1994 season

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Famous Birthdays

1899 - Hal Wallis, movie producer (Maltese Falcon, Barefoot in the Park)

1914 - Kay Medford, NYC, actress (Dean Martin Show, To Rome With Love)

1932 - John Tembo, Malawian politician

1950 - Paul Kossoff, London England, rock guitarist (Free)

1951 - Eugene H Trinh, Saigon Vietnam, PhD/astronaut (STS 50)

1986 - A.J. Trauth, American actor

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Famous Deaths

258 - Thascius C Cyprian, Saint/Bishop of Carthage, dies at 58

1836 - Vincenzo Lavigna, composer, dies at 60

1898 - William Seward Burroughs, American inventor (b. 1857)

1974 - Barbara Jo Allen, actress (Girl Rush, Melody Ranch), dies at 66

2008 - Domagoj Kapeć, Croatian hockeyplayer (b. 1989)

2009 - Patrick Swayze, American actor, dancer, and songwriter (b. 1952)

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