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

Double-Nitions II



Many of our everyday words have more than one meaning. Below are 13 pairs of definitions; both definitions in each pair fit the same word. When read down, the first letters of the word will spell out the name of the first person who invented the first modern pinball machine.



1. Small quantity of water or let fall

2. Airplane parking area or kitchen garment

3. Empty space or rug cleaning machine

4. Significance or ship in foreign merchandise

5. Boat's floor or pack of cards

6. Some eyewear or drinking vessels

7. Mountain scenery stop or fail to notice

8. Bank employee or narrator

9. Screw groove or sewing cord

10. Portion of a trip or table support

11. Creamy color or tusk material

12. Divisible by two or balanced

13. Young Girl Scout or chocolate dessert





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Brain Teaser 12/13/2014

1. Tom is older than Sue, and Sue is younger than Mary, who is older than Tom. Who is the oldest of the three?



2. Who is your father's only son's brother's uncle's wife's daughter's brother's father's son?



3. A boat has a ladder that has six rungs, each rung is one foot apart. The bottom rung is one foot from the water. The tide rises at 12 inches every 15 minutes. High tide peaks in one hour. When the tide is at it's highest, how many rungs are under water?

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Hot Gulp's Sainsbury's Christmas Truce Ad Parody Is A Tongue In Cheek Gem

Two sides locked together in a brutal battle. Constant rivalry creating an atmosphere of intense hostility.



If only something could bring them together, just for one moment.



World War 1 this is not but Hot Gulp's parody of the Sainsbury's Christmas Truce video is still rather special.



Two supermarkets, brought together by some chocolate, out of tune whistling and a cabbage.



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A real estate broker in the city of Ermelo in the Netherlands found…

A real estate broker in the city of Ermelo in the Netherlands found a great way to encourage prospective buyers to take a quick tour of this house: his company built a roller coaster through it.

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Starting in the 1960s, the American Heart Association advised the public to eat…

Starting in the 1960s, the American Heart Association advised the public to eat less saturated fat and switch to vegetable oils for a “healthy heart.” The American Heart Association was founded in part by the makers of Crisco.

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An ultralight craft, like a paper airplane, could in theory be dropped…

An ultralight craft, like a paper airplane, could in theory be dropped from space and land safely on Earth. There have even been discussions about releasing one from the International Space Station to see what would happen.

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Please visit our excetional village…

I’m a bit sketical…

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There is a library that was built on the US/Canadian border. Exiting….

There is a library that was built on the US/Canadian border. Exiting the library through the opposite entrance requires one to report to the country’s customs thereafter.

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In 1965 two astronauts on their way back to orbit played a joke…

In 1965 two astronauts on their way back to orbit played a joke on mission control, pretending to spot Santa in space.

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An astronaut threw a boomerang while in a space station and it returned…

An astronaut threw a boomerang while in a space station and it returned to him. As long as there is air to provide the necessary forces, a boomerang will return to its thrower, even in the weightlessness of Earth’s orbit.

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In 2007, a 75 year old woman from Virginia named Mona Shaw, smashed…

In 2007, a 75 year old woman from Virginia named Mona Shaw, smashed up a Comcast office with a hammer from being fed up with their poor customer service.

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After an 8-week course in mindfulness meditation, the amygdala, associated with…

After an 8-week course in mindfulness meditation, the amygdala, associated with fear and emotion, shrinks, while the pre-frontal cortex, associated with awareness, concentration and decision-making, becomes thicker.

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Today in History for 13th December 2014

Historical Events

1864 - Battle of Ft McAllister, GA

1934 - Mark Hellinger Theater (Warner Bros) opens at 237 W 51st St NYC

1947 - Maine Turnpike opens to traffic

1967 - United Soccer Association and Natl Pro Soccer League merge into NASL

1975 - 1st time Saturday Night Live uses a time delay (Richard Pryor hosts)

1983 - KYA-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KOIT

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Famous Birthdays

1908 - Victor Babin, composer

1913 - Archie Moore, Benoit, Mississippi, light-heavyweight boxing champ (1952-60), (d. 1998)

1917 - Dave Street, Los Angeles California, actor/singer (Broadway Open House)

1954 - Steve Forbert, rocker

1959 - Jim Barrell, American professional wrestler

1969 - Sergei Fedorov, Pskov Russia, NHL forward (Detroit, Oly-S-1998)

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Famous Deaths

1621 - Katarina Stenbock, Queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1535)

1963 - Hubert ME Pierlot, Belgian advocate/premier (1939-45), dies at 79

1983 - Leora Dana, actress (Amityville II, Change of Habit), dies at 60

1996 - Edward Blishen, writer teacher/broadcaster, dies at 76

2005 - Stanley Tookie Williams, co-founder of the Crips and convicted murderer (b. 1953)

2006 - Lamar Hunt, American sports executive (b. 1932)

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