Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Dec 30, 2014)

Hurry, Said the Joker.



What does the following rebus represent?



"Hurry, let me in," said the Jester.

"No, me first!" said the Joker.

"Perhaps we should be careful about walking there," said Gabriel.

"A wiser course may be to avoid stepping on the area," said Uziel.





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That’s A Big Cock

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She’s A Beaut

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Traffic in central London moves at the same speed…

Traffic in central London moves at the same speed as horse-drawn carriages a century ago.

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There is an episode of Supernatural in which the two main characters are…

There is an episode of Supernatural in which the two main characters are sent to an alternate universe in which they play the actors that play their characters on Supernatural (themselves) who are in the middle of filming an episode of a TV show called Supernatural.

from Crazy Facts http://crazyfacts.com/there-is-an-episode-of-supernatural-in-which-the-two-main-characters-are/

Scientists created a completely enclosed, artificial environment called Biosphere…

Scientists created a completely enclosed, artificial environment called Biosphere 2 and made one mistake that caused all the trees to fall down before maturation: there was no wind so trees failed to develop stress wood, which is necessary for them to stand.

from Crazy Facts http://crazyfacts.com/scientists-created-a-completely-enclosed-artificial-environment-called-biosphere/

Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically elected PM of Congo…

Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically elected PM of Congo and a pan-Africanist, lasted only 81 days before being killed by the Belgians and the CIA.

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McDonald’s offers product placement rewards to rap…

McDonald’s offers product placement rewards to rap artists who mention the Big Mac in their songs.

from Crazy Facts http://crazyfacts.com/mcdonalds-offers-product-placement-rewards-to-rap/

In 2008, hackers gained unauthorized access to a NASA spacecraft…

In 2008, hackers gained unauthorized access to a NASA spacecraft’s control system but chose to do nothing with it.

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After a wave of plane hijackers demanded passage to Cuba in the 1960…

After a wave of plane hijackers demanded passage to Cuba in the 1960s, the FAA considered building a fake Havana airport in Florida. US agents would wait for the plane to land and arrest the unsuspecting hijackers.

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If you stood at the equator on Mars, the temperature would be 21C…

If you stood at the equator on Mars, the temperature would be 21C (70F) at your feet, where the Sun had warmed the ground, but 0C (32F) at the top of your head.

from Crazy Facts http://crazyfacts.com/if-you-stood-at-the-equator-on-mars-the-temperature-would-be-21c/

Brain Teaser 12/29/2014

Three people split a $30 dinner tab paying $10 each. They do not include a tip. As they are leaving, the manager realizes that they should have only been charged $25 for their meal. He gives a $5 bill to their waiter and tells him to refund their money. The waiter decides, since he was not tipped, to keep $2 and give the 3 people back only $1 each.

The three people have now paid a total of $27 for their meal (the original $30 they paid less the $3 they just got back from the waiter) and the waiter has $2 that he kept, for a total of $29.

If they originally paid $30 for their meal, where did the extra $1 go?

Solution

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Sell Your Books

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Five Truths About the New Year

New Year's Eve is a brilliant celebration, the end of a year, the start of another, the start of something new and the appearance of the 'New year, new me' Facebook status. So here's a list of reasons why New Year is hilariously predictable and ridiculously annoying...







1) Of course the most hilarious thing about starting a new year is the 'New year, new me' posts on Facebook. Yeah, of course... Get back to me in two weeks.





(weheartit.com)



2) Gym memberships rise by about 300% in January. 'En route to the gym, new year, new me!'





(imgarcade.com)



3) New Year's Eve is a combination of people who're absolutely off their trollies drunk and those who can't even get to the bar to buy drinks. Tell me you're not the latter?





(giphy.com)



4) Don't even talk to me about trying to get a taxi on New Year's Eve... or paying double the price for one for that matter.





(giphy.com)



5) Sardines in a bar, because it's apparently not socially acceptable to stay in your house on New Year's Eve. Just kick back with Netflix and a glass of champers and you'll have a brilliant time.





(tumblr.com)





So if you're thinking of giving the New Year's Eve outing a miss this year, then go for it, it's the best idea you've had all year. As for the 'resolutions', why not make one to carry on being your usual fabulous self?!

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Today in History for 29th December 2014

Historical Events

1782 - 1st nautical almanac in US published by Samuel Stearns, Boston

1890 - US 7th Cavalry massacre 200+ captive Sioux at Wounded Knee, SD

1911 - Sun Yat-sen becomes the first President of the Republic of China.

1954 - Kingdom of Netherlands, with Netherlands and Netherlands Antilles as autonomous parts, comes into being

1958 - Balt Colts beat NY Giants 23-17 in NFL championship game

1963 - 52nd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide (3-2)

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Famous Birthdays

1776 - Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric

1866 - Joseph Limburg, liberal Second-Member of parliament (1905-19)

1944 - Rodney Redmond, NZ cricket (opener scored century in Test v Pak 1973)

1966 - Stefano Eranio, Italian footballer

1967 - Tony Tolbert, NFL defensive end (Dallas Cowboys)

1994 - Princess Kako of Akishino of Japan

More Famous Birthdays »

Famous Deaths

1634 - John Albert Vasa, Polish bishop (b. 1612)

1957 - Tom Richmond, cricketer (Notts leg-spinner took 2-86 in Eng Test), die

1972 - Fritz Behrend, composer, dies at 83

1988 - Mike Beuttler, British racing driver (b. 1940)

2005 - Gerda Boyesen, Norwegian-born body psychotherapist (b. 1922)

2012 - Tony Greig, English cricket captain, dies from a heart attack at 66

More Famous Deaths »

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