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

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What is this saying?



IF SOLTION THEN PROBULEM.





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11 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Spoilers

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Excited about The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies? Want the inside scoop on the 11 scenes that are so mind-blowing that you will have to watch them again and again and then probably once more to fully understand and appreciate them? Ask and thou shall receive...



There has been a lot of hype about the final film instalment of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and some of the reviews so far have been less than favourable. However there are some truly memorable and spectacular moments, which punctuate Peter Jackson's latest release.



Bilbo Baggins has had a bit of criticism for not being that involved in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies but he does change the plot by doing something particularly sneaky (see below). There are stand out performances from Evangeline Lilly and Richard Armitage, love across races and even an appearance from Billy Connolly in this new release.



At 144 minutes long the film has been criticised for a lack of story arc and in some respects this is true, however the characters have incredibly strong journeys. Several main characters go through a profound change during the course of the film and we learn more about them as people/Elves/Dwarves than in any of the other Hobbit films.



For spoilers read on...





11. Galadriel Uses So Much Of Her Power She Has A "The Ring" Moment (scary)





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10. Bard Uses His Son As A Bow To Kill The Dragon (drama and fire)





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9. Stephen Fry Is Squashed To Death By Smaug





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8. Thorin Gets Dragon Sickness And Surfs Liquid Gold In His Head (it's weird)





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7. Bilbo Steals The Arkenstone And Takes It To Thranduil (naughty)





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6. Fili Dies At The Hands Of Azog As Bait For His Brothers





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5. Kili Dies At The Hands Of Azog As Tauriel Watches (tissues needed)





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4. Stoic Thranduil Confesses To Legolas That His Mother Loved Him





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3. Azog Dies At The Hands Of Thorin (actually quite funny)









2. Thorin Oakenshield Dies And His Blood Line Is Extinguished (tissues needed again)





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1. Bilbo Returns To The Shire And His Belongings Are Being Auctioned (silly but funny)





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Pop to the cinema and check it out!



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Fairlife: Coca Cola Now Makes Milk (Insert Scepticism Here)

Coca Cola is launching "Fairlife" milk.



It isn't really milk, but it was once. Apparently.



It's going to cost more than milk. Maybe twice as much, but is also supposed to have heaps of additional health benefits. There are also significant health benefits with not drinking milk and doing exercise, but Coca Cola isn't selling that.



So I don't know, buy it if you want.



Coke is really bad for you. Coca Cola make that too. There was that guy who recently drank ten cans a day for a month, and he got fat, his teeth rotted, he nearly died and his dog ran away because he turned into a jerk. With cravings for sugar. Or something.



This new "Coke Milk" is being billed as premium milk. With no lactose, 50% more protein and calcium than regular milk, as well as 30% less sugar.



It's made on a sustainable dairy farm with all sorts of other stuff, and some revolutionary processes.



Anyway, here are the reasons why I'm never going to buy it, in no particular order...



The original advertising campaign for Fairlife, which has since been pulled by Coca Cola, was extremely sexist.



All the science about how and why Fairlife is good for you...was done by Coca Cola. Who once upon a time, used to advertise the health benefits of Coke. Basically, they are going to say what they think they can get away with, and the scientists they employ are always going to prove what they're paying them to prove, regardless of the truth.



Where are the independent studies on these revolutionary processes? Who is to say this stuff won't end up poisoning you?



Nobody they're paying.



Coca Cola is claiming this milk is all sustainable and healthy and whatever. It might be, but they're not in the business of providing health products. They produce Coke. They're in the business to making money, and that's it. They don't give a stuff about it being healthy.



I prefer to get my milk from companies that want to make money, sure, but also have some morals. These companies are incredibly rare.



My final point is, cow milk is not designed for humans. It's designed for cows. That's why I don't drink it. I only put human milk in my coffee. Which tastes weird and is problematic to come by. I'd like to drink soy milk, but have you ever tried to milk a soy bean? I can't even find their nipples.



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Brain Teaser 12/14/2014

The song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' has many presents:



A partridge in a pear tree

Two turtle doves

Three french hens

Four calling birds

Five golden rings

Six geese a-laying

Seven swans a-swimming

Eight maids a-milking

Nine drummers drumming

Ten pipers piping

Eleven dancers dancing

Twelve lords a-leaping



Throughout the entire song, including all twelve 'verses', which present(s) shows up most often?

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Today in History for 14th December 2014

Historical Events

1952 - Uprising of captives in Pongam South Korea, 82 die

1957 - "Rumple" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 45 performances

1967 - Lester B. Pearson (PM of Canada) announces that he is retiring from politics, and is succeeded by Pierre Trudeau

1977 - Egyptian and Israeli representatives gather in Cairo for first formal peace conference

1977 - War criminal Pieter Menten sentenced in Amsterdam to 15 years

1980 - New Orleans Saints end 14 game losing streak, beat NY Jets 21-20

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Famous Birthdays

1829 - John Mercer Langston, 1st African American to hold US political office

1923 - Leonardus S van Egeraat, Dutch travel expert

1946 - Jackie McCauley, North Ireland, rock pianist (Them Coleraine)

1953 - Vijay Amritraj, India, tennis player/actor (Octopussy)

1964 - C[arl] J[eff] Snare, Wash DC, vocalist (Firehouse-Love of a Lifetime)

1984 - Chris Brunt, Northern Irish footballer

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Famous Deaths

1136 - Harald IV, "Gylle Krist", king of Norway, murdered

1861 - Albert, Prince consort of England and husband of Queen Victoria, dies at 42

1906 - John A C Oudemans, Dutch geographer/astronomer, dies at 78

1963 - Dinah Washington, singer, dies of sleeping pill overdose at 39

1990 - Hope Sansberry, actress (Rats are Coming), dies at 94

1993 - Myrna Loy, [Williams], US actress (Jazz Singer), dies at 88

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