Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Nov 02, 2014)

A Roaring Call



I run forever,

With a roaring call.

Yet I have no throat,

Or any legs at all.



Rock wears away,

Whilst I grow.

You try to race me,

And receive a blow.



What am I?





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When the Emperor Nero began to go nuts, he would…

When the Emperor Nero began to go nuts, he would stage long singing performances wherein the audience would not be allowed to leave. Women gave birth during these performances and men would fake their deaths in the hopes of being carried out just so they could get away.

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The first automated telephone exchange was created…

The first automated telephone exchange was created by Almon B. Strowger, because a competitor’s wife was the operator of his local exchange, and therefore redirected calls meant for him to her husband’s business instead.

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On July 27, 2007, 2 News Helicopters collided…

On July 27, 2007, 2 News Helicopters collided while live on the air and covering a police chase. Despite the best efforts of the stations, one of the audio feeds from a helicopter continued to broadcast the screams of a crew as they plummeted to their deaths.

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400 million years ago, there were giant mushrooms…

400 million years ago, there were giant mushrooms as tall as a tree – 26 feet tall and about 3 feet wide.

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80 years ago a town in Australia rescued a lost aircraft…

80 years ago a town in Australia rescued a lost aircraft by turning the power on an off to spell the town’s name in Morse code. Residents used car headlights to help it land on the racecourse, pulled it out of the mud the next morning and sent it on its way to second place in an air race. Sadly, the aircraft later crashed in the Syrian Desert, killing all on board.

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Brain Teaser 11/1/2014

Lies, Almost All Lies Here are ten numbered statements. How many of them are true?

1 Exactly one of these statements is false.

2 Exactly two of these statements are false.

3 Exactly three of these statements are false.

4 Exactly four of these statements are false.

5 Exactly five of these statements are false.

6 Exactly six of these statements are false.

7 Exactly seven of these statements are false.

8 Exactly eight of these statements are false.

9 Exactly nine of these statements are false.

10 Exactly ten of these statements are false.

Solution

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Today in History for 1st November 2014

Historical Events

1784 - Maryland grants citizenship to Lafayette and his descendents

1920 - Eugene O'Neill's "Emperor Jones" premieres in NYC

1937 - Stalinists executed by shooting Pastor Paul Hamberg and seven members of Azerbaijan's Lutheran community (including three women).

1973 - "Molly" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 68 performances

1990 - Sandra Miller awarded $100 for Mike Tyson fondling her breasts

2009 - The inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is held at the Yas Marina Circuit.

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Famous Birthdays

1914 - William "Sabby" Lewis, jazz pianist/arranger

1950 - Tony Hymphris, political activist

1957 - Carlos Paião, Portuguese singer (d. 1988)

1962 - Anthony Kiedis, rock vocalist (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

1968 - Bernard Dafney, NFL tackle (Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens)

1975 - Scott "Skippy" Chapman, American musician

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Famous Deaths

1844 - August Ferdinand Haeser, composer, dies at 45

1926 - Louis H Chrispijn, Dutch actor/director (Krates), dies at 72

1956 - Pietro Badoglio, 41st Prime Minister of Italy (1943-44) and Italian General (1922-43), dies at 85

1986 - Sippie Wallace, blues singer, dies at 88

1993 - Anatoli Fyodorovich Voronov, cosmonaut (Soyuz 12a backup), dies at 63

2012 - Pascual Perez, Dominican baseball player, bludgeoned to death at 55

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