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

Case of the Missing O's



The letter "o" has been removed from the following words. Can you guess them all?



1) utdr

2) bnxius

3) drus

4) nlker

5) nmatpeia

6) ppsitin

7) rthdx

8) cckat

9) prtbell

10) vd





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A Vietnam war American sniper volunteered to crawl for 3 days…

A Vietnam war American sniper volunteered to crawl for 3 days across 2000m of open field containing an enemy headquarters, took a single shot that killed an NVA General and then crawled back out without being spotted.

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LSD cured a holocaust survivor from Auschwitz’s PTSD…

LSD cured a holocaust survivor from Auschwitz’s PTSD and allowed him to sleep for the first time in 30 years without nightmares.

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In 1999 chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov played The World in a game…

In 1999 chess Grandmaster Garry Kasparov played The World in a game of chess that lasted over four months. Over 50,000 people from more than 75 countries participated in the game with moves being decided by majority vote. Garry ended up winning on turn 62 when 51% of The World decided to resign.

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There’s a theme park in Japan where kids…

There’s a theme park in Japan where kids can experience adult life (working, banking, etc).

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Classical and heavy metal music attract listeners with similar personalities…

Classical and heavy metal music attract listeners with similar personalities but dissimilar ages. Younger people of the personality type like metal, older counterparts like classical. Both share their motivation: to hear something dramatic and theatrical, a “love of the grandiose.”

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We hear our own voices differently because of how the sound transfers…

We hear our own voices differently because of how the sound transfers up our face and the vibrations in our ears and head after we speak. We can hear how we sound to others by putting two folders in front of our ears so our voice echos around the room before reaching our ears.

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Cambridge Bay, Canada has a 0.0% chance…

Cambridge Bay, Canada has a 0.0% chance of sunshine throughout December.

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4chan once tried to send Justin Bieber to North Korea, by exploiting…

4chan once tried to send Justin Bieber to North Korea, by exploiting an oversight whereby there was no country restrictions allowing 4chan to rig the votes.

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Brain Teaser 10/5/2014

David is throwing Robert a surprise birthday party but he has to stay within his budget. He spent half of his money plus $2.00 on the cake. Half of what he had left plus $2.00 was spent on balloons and streamers. Then he spent half of what he had left plus $1.00 on candy. Now he is out of money, how much did he start with?

Solution

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Today in History for 5th October 2014

Historical Events

1511 - Eedgenootschap signs anti-French Saint League

1957 - Yugoslav dissident Milovan Djilos sentenced to 7 years

1984 - 13th Space Shuttle Mission (41-G)-Challenger 6-launched

1990 - Cincinnati jury acquits art gallery of obsentity (Mappelthorpe photos)

1994 - 28th Country Music Association Award: Vince Gill and Pam Tillis wins

1997 - Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA CoreStates Betsy King Classic

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Famous Birthdays

1713 - Denis Diderot, Langres, France, enlightenment philosopher (Encyclopédie), (d. 1784)

1946 - Zahida Hina, Pakistani columnist

1967 - Ellie Gibson, Corpus Christi TX, golfer (1994 PING-Cellular One-5th)

1967 - Rex Chapman, NBA guard (Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns)

1970 - Thomas Randolph, NFL cornerback (NY Giants)

1979 - Vincenzo Grella, Australian soccer player

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Famous Deaths

1924 - Joseph Vezina, composer, dies at 75

1933 - Nikolai Nikolaevich Yudenich, Russian general (b. 1862)

1940 - Lincoln Loy McCandless, American cattle rancher (b. 1859)

1954 - Flor Alpaerts, Flem composer (Tyl Uilenspiegel/Pallieter), dies at 78

1986 - Mike Burgmann, Australian racing driver (b. 1947)

2012 - Keith H.S. Campbell, British biologist, dies at 58

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