Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Feb 14, 2015)

Anagram Riddle 10



I am a set of three words, all with the same four letters.

First I am a small wading bird related to a crane.

Then turn me around, and I am a person not to be trusted.

Now switch my middle letters ...

and I become a place to find an animal.



What are the words?





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St. Lawrence was roasted to death on a hot grill. In defiance he said “Turn me over…

St. Lawrence was roasted to death on a hot grill. In defiance he said “Turn me over – I’m done on this side!”. He is now Patron Saint of Comedians.

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In 1962, French explorer Michael Siffre spent two months in complete isolation…

In 1962, French explorer Michael Siffre spent two months in complete isolation buried in a cave below a glacier. His sense of time collapsed but his body continued to maintain a daily rhythm.

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There is evidence that many prisoners were abandoned in their cells during…

There is evidence that many prisoners were abandoned in their cells during Hurricane Katrina, while the guards sought shelter. Hundreds of prisoners were later registered as “unaccounted for.”

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“LES1″, a satellite that had been abandoned in 1967, recently started…

“LES1″, a satellite that had been abandoned in 1967, recently started transmitting again, after its batteries decayed, shorting the solar panels straight to the electronics.

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Brain Teaser 2/13/2015

There are so many words. If you take the letters found in the word VALENTINES, using the clues below, can you figure out the words that can be made?



1. A number between 8 and 10

2. A person owned by another person

3. An indigenous person

4. To express anger, or a heating duct opening

5. A person who stands watch and/or is watching

6. Necessary to existence or well-being of something

7. A type of beverage served in a pub

8. Agreeably tolerant or permissive

9. Lacking noise

10. Foreign Language

11. Goes away, or items that fall from trees and need raking

12. Opposite of odd

Solution

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Xianmo has no friend

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Found in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia.

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Today in History for 13th February 2015

Historical Events

1692 - Glencoe Massacre : about 78 MacDonalds are killed early in the morning by rival Campbell clan members, allegedly for not promptly pledging allegiance to the new king, William of Orange.

1755 - Rebel leader Mangkubuni signs Treaty of Gianti Java

1799 - 1st US law regulating insurance passed, by Massachusetts

1899 - -16°F (-27°C), Minden Louisiana (state record)

1948 - Andy Ganteaume scores 112 for W Indies in only Test Cricket innings

1973 - Musical "El Grande de Coca-Cola," premieres in NYC

More Historical Events »

Famous Birthdays

1764 - Talleyrand, France/Napoleon's foreign minster

1885 - Elizabeth Virginia [Bess] Truman, US First Lady (1945-52)

1942 - Donald E Williams, Lafayette Ind, Capt USN/astro (STS 51D, STS 34)

1945 - David Tremlett, English Artist

1956 - Liam Brady, British soccer player

1965 - Kenny Harrison, Milwaukee Wisc, triple jumper

More Famous Birthdays »

Famous Deaths

1728 - Cotton Mather, American Puritan minister, dies at 65

1818 - George Rogers Clark, American military leader (b. 1752)

1942 - Epitácio Pessoa, Brazilian president (b. 1865)

1964 - Ken Hubbs, 2nd baseman (Chicago Cubs), dies in plane crash at 22

1966 - Elio Vittorini, writer, dies

1987 - M L "Curly" Page, cricketer (NZ Test capt 1933), dies

More Famous Deaths »

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