Saturday 14 February 2015

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

Compounds III



By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words.



Example: MIOMST

_ _ _ E

_ _ _ E



Answer: SOMETIME



1. TGEFRNP

_ I _

_ I _ _ _ _



2. MHESW

_ O _

_ O _ _



3. SHECUN

_ _ T

_ _ _ _ T



4. ETOLDEIPE

_ _ _ N _

N _ _ _ _ _



5. EFDSER

_ I _ _

_ I _ _



6. WETRBYSA

_ _ R _ _

_ _ R _ _



7. KLSETENTR

_ _ A _ _

_ A _ _ _ _



8. NKIVWGEEBST

_ A _ _ _ _

_ _ A _ _ _ _



9. HEATOTCB

_ L _ _ _

_ _ _ L _





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In 1945, a B-25 bomber pilot crashed into the Empire State Building…

In 1945, a B-25 bomber pilot crashed into the Empire State Building’s elevator shaft, snapping the cable. By the time the carriage reached the bottom, a thousand feet of cable had piled up beneath it acting like a spring, which allowed the lone occupant in the car to escape injured but alive.






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An episode of ‘Peppa Pig’ had to be banned in Australia because it taught children…

An episode of ‘Peppa Pig’ had to be banned in Australia because it taught children that spiders aren’t that scary. It was considered too dangerous to teach Australian kids that spiders are not to be feared.






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Earl Sampson, a Florida black man, has been arrested for trespassing…

Earl Sampson, a Florida black man, has been arrested for trespassing 62 times at the convenience store where he works.






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One out of every 21 New Yorkers…

One out of every 21 New Yorkers is a millionaire.






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East Germany lives on – as a tiny island off Cuba. In 1972, Fidel Castro gifted…

East Germany lives on – as a tiny island off Cuba. In 1972, Fidel Castro gifted the island to East Germany. The island was not addressed in the 1990 reunification, and as such is still technically East German territory, even though the nation no longer exists.






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Due to the intense mining, Russian city of Norilsk is one…

Due to the intense mining, Russian city of Norilsk is one of the most polluted cities in the world. Locals are systematically complaining of breathing problems caused by the toxic environment. As if that was not enough, nine underground nuclear explosions for peaceful purposes, including research and mining exploration, were conducted by the Soviet regime. The cancer rates in that area are twice higher than anywhere in Russia.






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Brain Teaser 2/14/2015

Last Valentine's Day, Jimmy and Shelly were looking for just the right card for each other.

Shelly adored the diamonds she got from Jimmy, and it was no surprise when he stole her heart away. Sadly, their grandmother brought an end to their affair...if only for a moment, for they had the perfect idea to let it go on for as long as they liked.

What were Jimmy and Shelly up to?

Solution

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The fish suck anyway…





Photo courtesy of Rasmus Mortensen.

Menu spotted in Yangshuo, China.








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Today in History for 14th February 2015

Historical Events


1610 - Polish king Sigismund III, Forges Dimitri #2 and Romanov family sign covenant against Tsar Vasili Shushki

1804 - Karadjordje leads the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire.

1890 - 1st NSW v South Australia 1st-class cricket game

1896 - South Africa all out for 30 v England - their lowest ever

1943 - German offensive through de Faid-pass Tunisia

1990 - Space probe Voyager 1 takes photograph of entire solar system


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Famous Birthdays


1692 - Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French writer (d. 1754)

1942 - Margaret Wright, chief commissioner (Guide Association)

1943 - Eric Anderson, vocalist (Avalanche, Be True to You), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1963 - Jeff Dellenbach, NFL center (NE Patriots, GB Packers-Super Bowl 31)

1970 - Richard Smehlik, Ostrava CZE, NHL defenseman (Team Czech Rep, Buffalo)

1970 - Giuseppe Guerini, Italian cyclist


More Famous Birthdays »


Famous Deaths


1922 - Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish politician (assassinated) (b. 1880)

1937 - Erkki Gustav Melartin, composer, dies at 62

1950 - Karl G Jansky, Czech discoverer of cosmic radio sources, dies at 44

2003 - Johnny Longden, English jockey (b. 1907)

2007 - Ryan Larkin, Canadian animated film maker. (b. 1943)

2012 - Dory Previn, American singer-songwriter, dies at 86


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