Friday 30 January 2015

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Jan 31, 2015)

Hurt Feelings?



You mix and disrupt me,

But it makes me stronger.

You just ignore me,

But I get harder the longer.

To cap it off,

It's surprising to see,

You end up walking

All over me.



What am I?





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Hallucinatory ‘voices’ shaped by local culture. In the U.S.A., voices are harsh…

Hallucinatory ‘voices’ shaped by local culture. In the U.S.A., voices are harsh and threatening while those heard by schizophrenics in Africa and India tend to be more benign and playful.






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While men seen the average woman as average looking…

While men seen the average woman as average looking, women see the average man as below average.






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The fizzy sensation on your tongue from carbonated drinks is not caused…

carbonated-drinks The fizzy sensation on your tongue from carbonated drinks is not caused by the tiny bubbles popping; the fizz is our actual taste of carbon dioxide.






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Morgan Freeman is against Black History…

Morgan-Freeman Morgan Freeman is against Black History Month. “Dr. Martin Luther King is not a black hero. He is an American hero.”






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Brain Teaser 1/30/2015

2 For Fun...



1. How can a woman in New York, without getting a divorce or becoming a widow, or otherwise legally separated, legally marry 10 men?



2. Hi! Ma and Pa told me I'd better say that all the two-letter words in this paragraph have something in common ...... or else! What's the common factor here?

Solution

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Today in History for 30th January 2015

Historical Events


1933 - "Lone Ranger" begins a 21-year run on ABC radio

1952 - Paul Creston's 4th Symphony, premieres

1983 - Super Bowl XVII: Wash Red Skins beat Miami Dolphins, 27-17 in Pasadena Super Bowl MVP: John Riggins, Washington, RB

1993 - 100,000 Europeans demonstrate against fascism and racism

1995 - Kevin Eubanks officially becomes band leader of "Tonight Show"

1998 - All-Star Fla Marlin catcher Darren Daulton, retires


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Famous Birthdays


1900 - Martita Hunt, Argentina, actress (Man in Grey, Becket)

1931 - Allan W. Eckert, American historian, naturalist, and author

1939 - Eleanor Smeal, feminist/pres (NOW)

1942 - Christopher Howes, Crown Estate Second Commissioner

1948 - Paul Magee, Provisional Irish Republican Army member

1982 - Jorge Cantu, Mexican baseball player


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Famous Deaths


1584 - Jonker Wigbold van Ewsum, mister of Nienoord, dies in battle

1774 - Jean-Pierre Guignon, composer, dies at 71

1982 - Lightnin' Hopkins, American musician (b. 1912)

1994 - Jan L N Schaefer, Dutch undersecretary of Housing (PvdA), dies at 53

1999 - Ed Herlihy, American broadcaster (b. 1909)

2001 - Joseph Ransohoff, the father of modern neurosurgery (b. 1915)


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