Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Dec 21, 2014)

Relativity 3



What 3 words can the following 3 words start with? Once you work it out, you must find a relation between the 3 ADDED words.



1. _ _ _ scotch

2. _ _ _ _ child

3. _ _ _ _ suit





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The Leica Camera company smuggled hundreds of Jews out of Nazi…

The Leica Camera company smuggled hundreds of Jews out of Nazi Germany before the Holocaust, masquerading the Jews as employees being assigned overseas. The company helped each refugee find a job, gave each of them a Leica camera, and a monthly stipend till they found work.

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Raven, a 6 year old chimpanzee, became the 22nd most successful money…

Raven, a 6 year old chimpanzee, became the 22nd most successful money manager in the USA by throwing darts at a list of internet companies. Raven created her own index, dubbed MonkeyDex, and in 1999 delivered a 213% gain, outperforming more than 6,000 professional brokers on Wall Street.

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In the mid 1800’s millions of American children learned in school that…

In the mid 1800’s millions of American children learned in school that one taste of alcohol could lead to blindness, madness or death. And there was the possibility too, the children were told, of spontaneous combustion; just one drink of alcohol might cause their bodies to go up in flames.

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Touching stainless steel will remove the odor of garlic and onion…

Touching stainless steel will remove the odor of garlic and onion from your hands. They even sell bars of stainless steel “soap”, which is just a bar of stainless steel to rub on your hands.

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In 1968, a bomber carrying 4 nuclear weapons crashed over an icy…

In 1968, a bomber carrying 4 nuclear weapons crashed over an icy bay in Greenland. The recovered debris only accounted for 3 out of the 4 weapons, and searches for the missing bomb under the ice were unsuccessful.

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Throughout the 1930s, Hollywood allowed the German government to censor…

Throughout the 1930s, Hollywood allowed the German government to censor films in the U.S. and around the world that were unflattering towards Germany or the Nazis. Georg Gyssling, Hitler’s consul in Los Angeles, was invited to preview films before they were released. If Gyssling objected to any part of a movie—and he frequently did—the offending scenes were cut. As a result, the Nazis had total veto power over the content of Hollywood movies.

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Max Martin, a 43-year-old Swede, has co-written more #1 singles than anyone…

Max Martin, a 43-year-old Swede, has co-written more #1 singles than anyone since the Beatles. His credits include “I Want It That Way”, “Oops!… I Did It Again”, “It’s My Life”, “Since U Been Gone”, “I Kissed a Girl”, “Shake It Off”, “Everybody (Backstreet’s back)”, “As long as you love me” for the Backstreet Boys, “I want you back”, “Tearin’ up my heart” and “It’s gonna be me” for N’Sync and much more.

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Brain Teaser 12/20/2014

Christmas Letters



1. What is the last letter in this group?

DDPVCCD_



2. 12 D of C



3. 2 T D and a P in a P T



4. 2 F T = A I W for C

Solution

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I know it’s a real temptation…

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Today in History for 20th December 2014

Historical Events

1830 - Great Britain, France, Prussia, Austria and Russia recognize Belgium

1922 - 14 republics form Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics (USSR)

1943 - "Internationale" is no longer USSR National Anthem

1987 - Nancy Lopez/Miller Barber wins LPGA Mazda Golf Championship

2005 - The first same sex civil partnerships in Scotland are celebrated.

2005 - 2005 New York City transit strike: New York City's Transport Workers Union Local 100 goes on strike, shutting down all New York City Subway and Bus services.

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Famous Birthdays

1537 - King John III of Sweden (d. 1592)

1807 - Richard Lucian Page, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1901

1841 - Ferdinand Buisson, French pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1932)

1925 - Vlastimir Nikolovski, composer

1967 - Wendy Hamilton, Detroit Mich, playmate (Dec, 1991)

1972 - Jonathan Wyatt, Lower Hutt NZ, 5000m (Olympics-96)

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Famous Deaths

1679 - Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75

1976 - Walter Fitzgerald, actor (Adv of Sadie, Fallen Idol), dies at 80

1991 - Stephen Birnbaum, US tourism writer, dies at 54

1991 - Simone Beck, French chef (b. 1904)

1993 - Sam Wanamaker, actor (Pvt Benjamin), dies from cancer at 74

2010 - Brian Hanrahan, British journalist (b. 1949)

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