Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Feb 04, 2015)

Differently Not Pointless



Our usage dates back a long, long way. While among the first tools, our prototypes were bone and plant. Today we are usually made of steel.



We are related by design but not purposes, though sometimes we work well together, especially in the holding business.



We have relatives of different shapes and sizes. A hollow one is a real sticker and our Chinese cousins can be all over you.



In Great Britain we are a popular name for a pricking or tingling sensation, and to be on us in the U.S. is to be in a state of excessive uneasiness.





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Dolly Parton thinks it is so important that every child has books to read…

Dolly Parton thinks it is so important that every child has books to read that she started a foundation that will mail children a free age-appropriate book every month from birth to their 5th birthday.

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The first president of Zimbabwe was…

The first president of Zimbabwe was President Banana.

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Blue whales sometimes break from a song and then pick it up in the exact…

Blue whales sometimes break from a song and then pick it up in the exact same spot six months later. Scientists have no idea how or why this is done.

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In 2008, the Chilean 50 peso was misspelled as “CHIIE” instead of “CHILE,” with…

In 2008, the Chilean 50 peso was misspelled as “CHIIE” instead of “CHILE,” with a second “I” in place of the “L”. When the error was brought to light in 2009, Gregorio Iniguez, the director of the Chile Mint, and others were fired from their jobs.

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Brain Teaser 2/3/2015

1. Little Johnny buys 10 trees at a local nursery. How does he plant these 10 trees in 5 rows with 4 in each row?



2. How much dirt would be in a hole 6 feet deep and 6 feet wide that has been dug with a square edged shovel?



3. A railway line has a double track, except in a tunnel where there was no room for a double track. A train goes into the tunnel in one direction, and another one enters in the opposite direction. Both trains are traveling fast. However, they do not crash. Why?

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Today in History for 3rd February 2015

Historical Events

1377 - Mass execution of population (between 2,500 and 5,000) of Cesena, Italy, by Breton troops of Giovanni Acuto under the command of Robert, Cardinal of Geneva, acting as the legate of Pope Gregory XI

1809 - Territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin)

1815 - World's first commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland

1901 - Dutch troops under Gen Van Heutsz conquer Batu Ilië on Sumatra

1931 - Arkansas legislature passes motion to pray for soul of H L Mencken after he calls state "apex of moronia"

1956 - Toni Sailor becomes 1st Olympic skier to sweep 3 alpine events

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Famous Birthdays

1655 - Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized

1906 - Ludvig Nielsen, composer

1920 - Tony Gaze, Australian racing driver

1927 - Val Doonican, Irish singer and entertainer

1943 - Eric Haydock, bassist (Hollies-He Aint Heavy He's My Brother)

1967 - Jason Morris, Scotia NY, half-middleweight judoka (Oly-silver-92, 96)

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Famous Deaths

1619 - Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham, English conspirator (b. 1564)

1961 - Viscount Dunrossil, Gov-Gen of Australia (1959-61), dies at 67

1995 - John Pinsent, classical scholar, dies at 72

2000 - Richard Kleindienst, American politician (b. 1923)

2007 - Pedro Knight, Cuban-American musician, husband of legendary singer Celia Cruz (b. 1921)

2008 - Douglas Fraser, Scottish pilot (b. 1916)

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