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

The Long Vigil



My history is long in telling,

Though my origins are unknown.

I watch the tender earth most carefully,

Clothed in discards long disowned.

I guard against the raucous poachers,

Praying for a gust of wind that will animate my lifeless form.

The autumn winds will signal the completion of my job.

Maybe if I had a brain I'd choose to move south for the winter.



Who am I?





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In 1995 the Church of Scientology imprisoned…

In 1995 the Church of Scientology imprisoned, dehydrated and starved a mentally ill woman for 17 days until she died.

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When faced with belligerence in bars, James

When faced with belligerence in bars, James Joyce would hide behind Ernest Hemingway, his drinking buddy, and shout, “Deal with him, Hemingway! Deal with him!”

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One of the top things people regret when they…

One of the top things people regret when they are dying is that they worked too hard.

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Brain Teaser 11/9/2014

The Number 6



1. Which is correct: Six and six IS eleven or six and six ARE eleven?



2. How many times can you subtract 6 from 36?



3. A: 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,13,14,15,16,17,19

B: 12,18,20

What are the groups and why is the number 6 not included?

Solution

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Don't Just Think Green - Go Green!

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I think we got cut off…

Don’t lose your head!

Photo courtesy of Ian Brown.

Found on a hotel phone in Xining, China.

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Today in History for 9th November 2014

Historical Events

1872 - The Great Boston Fire of 1872. Close to 1,000 buildings destroyed

1939 - Nobel for physics awarded to Ernest O Lawrence (cyclotron)

1966 - John Lennon meets Yoko Ono at an avante-garde art exposition at Indica Gallery in London

1970 - Trial of Seattle 8 anti-war protesters begins

1983 - Amsterdam brewer Freddie Heineken kidnapped

1988 - "Prince of Central Park" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 4 perfs

More Historical Events »

Famous Birthdays

1825 - Ambrose Powell Hill, Lt Gen (Confederate 3rd Army Corp), died in 1865

1885 - Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian writer (d. 1922)

1887 - Muriel Aked, Bingley England actress (Happiest Days of Your Life)

1906 - Arthur Rudolph, rocket engineer

1955 - Bob Nault, French Canadian politician

1971 - Michael Barber, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks)

More Famous Birthdays »

Famous Deaths

1980 - Carmel Myers, actress (Carmel Myers Show), dies at 79

1985 - Mary MacLaren, actress (Black Swan), dies at 85 of respiratory probs

1985 - Helen Rose, costume designer, dies at 81

1991 - Yves Montand, actor (Idol, Grand Prix), dies of a heart attack at 70

1993 - Stanley Myers, English movie composer (Deer Hunter), dies at 63

2004 - Stieg Larsson, Swedish author (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), dies of a heart attack at 50

More Famous Deaths »

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