Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Jan 15, 2015)

Spin a Thread



I'm quite a show

And people know;

Spinning threads

For capture of heads.



My limbs are many,

But I may be less than a penny.

One prick of me,

And in pain you will be.



I may fly and float as a baby,

And I swing when I'm older, maybe.

I can live in dark,

And have homes of bark.



I peel and fight,

Some people eat me in a bite.



What am I?





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The most polluted place on the planet is Lake Karachay…

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There was a satirical study published in the British Medical…

There was a satirical study published in the British Medical Journal in 2003 in response to the anti-vaccination movement titled “Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma related to gravitational challenge”. It’s conclusion? Throw anti-vaxxers out of planes without parachutes.

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Icelandic has changed so little in the last 1,000 years that present-day…

Icelandic has changed so little in the last 1,000 years that present-day Icelanders can read 12th Century texts without any difficulty.

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Katrin Himmler, grandniece of SS Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler, has NOT…

Katrin Himmler, grandniece of SS Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler, has not refused to have children to end her great-uncle’s bloodline. She believes the idea of good or evil being passed through bloodlines is itself a reflection of Nazi ideology.

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During WWII Canada gave out buttons to people who tried to enlist…

During WWII Canada gave out buttons to people who tried to enlist but were refused due to medical reasons to show their willingness to fight.

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87 year old Leo Thalassites is the oldest living policeman in America…

87 year old Leo Thalassites is the oldest living policeman in America. He served in all 5 branches of the U.S military, received 3 purple hearts, competed in the Olympic games, and blames modern-day overweight cops who “are quick to pull a gun because they can’t use their fists.”

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Soldiers in WWII made simple radios using a razorblade…

Soldiers in WWII made simple radios using a razorblade and pencil as the diode, dubbing them Foxhole Radios.

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Mongols were actually outnumbered in most of their victories in battles…

Mongols were actually outnumbered in most of their victories in battles. But they still managed to deceive their enemies by elaborate ruses – like mounting dummies atop horses, and tying sticks to the horses’ tails to create dust storms.

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Today in History for 14th January 2015

Historical Events

1699 - Massachusetts holds day of fasting for wrongly persecuting "witches"

1908 - Roger Hartigan scores century on Test debut v Eng Adelaide (116)

1929 - Afghan King Amanullah forced to resign

1976 - Ted Turner becomes CEO of Atlanta Braves

1985 - British pound sinks to record low $US1.11

1995 - 16th ACE Cable Awards: John Malone wins the Golden CableACE for outstanding achievements in advancing the development of cable programming

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Famous Birthdays

1812 - Carl Gradener, composer

1911 - George Amadee Tremblay, composer

1931 - Frank Costigan, Australian lawyer

1937 - Shoban Babu, Indian actor

1962 - Patrica Morrison, rocker (Sisters of Mercy-Walk Away, Black Planet)

1971 - Lasse Kjus, Norwegian skier

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Famous Deaths

1786 - Meshech Weare, Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1713)

1901 - Mandell Creighton, English bishop/historian, dies at 57

1942 - Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian writer (b. 1883)

1961 - Ernest Thesiger, actor (Brass Monkey, Ghoul), dies at 81

2005 - Charlotte MacLeod, American writer (b. 1922)

2007 - Darlene Conley, American actress (b. 1934)

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