Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Jan 11, 2015)

It Goes Up



It goes up, but at the same time goes down.

Up toward the sky, and down toward the ground.

It's present tense and past tense too.

Come for a ride, just me and you.



What is it?







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A lot of that weird creepy music in horror movies is performed…

A lot of that weird creepy music in horror movies is performed on one unique instrument called a waterphone.

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France banned an ad depicting Jesus as a female because…

France banned an ad depicting Jesus as a female because of its “intrusion on people’s innermost beliefs”.

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In 2003 the U.S. Government forcibly seized some 500 horses from two elderly…

In 2003 the U.S. Government forcibly seized some 500 horses from two elderly Western Shoshone women on the grounds that they were grazing and destroying “public land”, they later found vast deposits of gold, phosphates, and geothermal energy and are now power mining to extract the gold.

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Martin Pistorious fell into a coma as a young boy. 2 years…

Martin Pistorious fell into a coma as a young boy. 2 years into his 12 year vegetative state his conscience was awakened. He was trapped for 10 years in his body, unable to communicate, with only his thoughts for company.

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Bob Ross never received any money for his show, The Joy of Painting…

Bob Ross never received any money for his show, The Joy of Painting. His company, Bob Ross Inc., sold art supplies, how-to videos, and he gave art lessons.

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Stingrays, or fake cell towers are used by law enforcement to trick…

Stingrays, or fake cell towers are used by law enforcement to trick cell phones into giving GPS and identifying info. When used to track a suspect, it also gathers information of all cellphones nearby.

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There is a gypsy tribe in India that celebrates death as one of the happiest…

There is a gypsy tribe in India that celebrates death as one of the happiest events in their lives, while treating births as occasions of great grief.

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Stretchy Cat Optical Illusion

Happy Saturday morning to you all! Did you have a nice Friday night? Well, today is Saturday, and it means you are free to do whatever you want. Do you all have pets? Pets can really be great because they can help people relax, and give a lot of unconditional love and companionship. So, speaking of cats, take a look at today’s optical illusion, and do you all notice that this cat has a very long body? Ever heard of a stretchy cat? Here we see that this cat is very unusual, but it sure is cute isn’t it? Now, is this cat really stretchy or is it just a clever optical illusion? The truth is, this cat is probably not stretchy, but it sure does look like it!

For those of you that do not have pets, you may want to consider doing something fun this weekend, like go mountain climbing. Check out this poor man, who has himself one small problem because it looks like he is about to fall off a mountain, possibly to his death! Whether you all have pets, or climb a mountain, be sure you do something interesting with this weekend because you only have two days to chill out before its time to go back to work! Have a Happy Saturday!

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Brain Teaser 1/10/2015

Somehow or other I got talked into buying something on the installment plan. I'm not sure I got a good deal. The payments to date, according to my checkbook, have reached $96. The second year cost $2.00 more than the first year; the third year cost $3.00 more than the second; and the fourth year cost me $4.00 more than the third. What were my payments the first year?

Solution

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British TV | Classic TV DVD | Blu-ray | New Releases | Pre-orders | Top TV Deals | HBO

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Today in History for 10th January 2015

Historical Events

236 - St Fabian begins his reign as Catholic Pope

1840 - Penny Post mail system starts

1911 - Trumper scored double cricket ton v South Africa, goes on to get 214

1928 - G/I Gershwin/Romberg/Wodehouse's musical "Rosalie," premieres in NYC

1947 - "Finian's Rainbow" opens at 46th St Theater NYC for 725 performances

2011 - Ian McKellen officially confirms that he will reprise the role of Gandalf in "The Hobbit" film adaptations

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Famous Birthdays

1918 - Arthur Chung, President of Guyana (d. 2008)

1931 - Ron Galella, celebrity photographer (sued by Jackie O)

1953 - Pat Benatar, [Andrezejewski], Brooklyn New York, American singer (Hell Is for Children)

1955 - Luci Martin, rocker vocalist (Chic)

1959 - Fran Walsh, New Zealand screenwriter

1978 - Brent Smith, American singer (Shinedown)

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Famous Deaths

1778 - Carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70

1855 - Mary Russell Mitford, Engl playwright/poet (Julian), dies at 67

1908 - Anna S Barbiers, Dutch actress (Klaasje Zevenster), dies at 65

1951 - Athos Palma, composer, dies at 59

1960 - Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1879)

1989 - Colin Winchester, Australian Assistant Police Commissioner, murdered (b. 1933)

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