Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Jan 23, 2015)

I Am What I Am



I am loud or quiet.

I am sudden or expected.

I am a strong medication.

I am a relief in certain situations.

I am caused by embarrassment and/or happiness.

I am found in many good friendships.

I am .......





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Shakuntala Devi, an Indian mental calculator,was asked to give…

Shakuntala Devi, an Indian mental calculator, was asked to give the 23rd root of a 201-digit number; she answered in 50 seconds. Her answer was confirmed by calculations done at the US Bureau of Standards for which a special program had to be written to perform such a large calculation.

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A woman accidentally dropped her engagement ring into a homeless man’s…

A woman accidentally dropped her engagement ring into a homeless man’s change cup. The man, Billy Ray Harris, returned the ring to the woman. A fund was started by the woman and her husband to raise money for Harris. Three months later they had raised over $190,000.

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Cows enjoy solving problems and have been known to jump into…

Cows enjoy solving problems and have been known to jump into the air excitedly when they finally crack a tough one.

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In an emergency coconut water can be used…

In an emergency coconut water can be used as a blood plasma.

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There are fish that live under Antarctica, beneath 740 meters…

There are fish that live under Antarctica, beneath 740 meters of ice in a 10-meter-deep section of water. Scientists are still unsure on how they manage to sustain themselves.

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Atheism was banned within the Nazi SS. All SS men were required to list themselves…

Atheism was banned within the Nazi SS. All SS men were required to list themselves as Protestant, Catholic or “believer in God”. Atheism was outlawed within the SS as Himmler believed it to be a form of egotism that placed the individual at the center of the universe, and thus constituted a rejection of the SS principle of valuing the collective over the individual.

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“Schoolhouse Rock!” was produced because the creator noticed one of

“Schoolhouse Rock!” was produced because the creator noticed one of his sons, who was having trouble in school remembering the multiplication tables, knew the lyrics to then-current rock songs.

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Brain Teaser 1/22/2015

1. Inside the drawer of a dressing-table in a dark room, there are 28 black socks and 28 brown socks. What is the minimum number of socks that I must take out of the drawer to guarantee that I have a matching pair?



2. Timothy and Urban compete in a car rally, going several times around a closed circuit. Timothy can drive the circuit in 25 minutes, but Urban takes 30 minutes. If the two drivers start at the same time, how long will it take Timothy to lap Urban?

Solution

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Today in History for 22nd January 2015

Historical Events

1924 - KGO-AM in San Francisco CA begins radio transmissions

1926 - Belgian chief of staff Gen Maglinse quits

1943 - Allied Joint Chiefs of Staff determine invasion in Sicily for July 10th

1980 - PGA begins a senior golf tour

1983 - Houston is 1st NBA team to be held scoreless in an overtime Portland Trail Blazers out score them 17-0 and win 113-96

1993 - Johan Koss skates world record 5 km in 6:38.77

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Famous Birthdays

1842 - Charles Henri Marechal, composer

1849 - August Strindberg, Sweden, dramatist/novelist (Apologia)

1955 - Timothy R. Ferguson, American politician

1967 - Olivia d'Abo, actress (Wonder Years, Single Guy), born in London, England

1972 - Steve Scifres, guard/tackle (Dallas Cowboys)

1973 - Deon Minor, Paris Texas, 400m runner

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Famous Deaths

1798 - Matija A Reljkovic, Croatian writer (Satire of Wild Man), dies at 66

1892 - Joseph Philo Bradley, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1813)

1922 - Pope Benedict XV (b. 1854)

1922 - Benedictus XV, [Giacomo Markies D Chiesa], pope (1914-22), dies at 67

1945 - Johan Eykman, theologist (World Church), dies at 52

1995 - Margaret Barbara Lambert, British historian (Saar), dies at 88

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