Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Feb 16, 2015)

A Fisherman's Tale



When telling a story

About flounder or dory,

I often end up far apart.



But when bowing your head

Or mourning your dead,

I'm together and close to your heart.



You may lend me or hold me

Or show me or fold me,

And all this is merely a start.



What am I?





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If we assume that only 5% of all the humans that will ever be born…

If we assume that only 5% of all the humans that will ever be born have already been born (about 60 billion), then we can predict that 1.2 trillion humans will ever be born. Assuming that the world population stabilizes at 10 billion at a life expectancy of 80 years, it can be estimated that the remaining 1.14 trillion humans that will ever be born will be born in 9120 years. This is the Doomsday Argument.

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The average person will walk approximately the distance of 3 times around…

The average person will walk approximately the distance of 3 times around the planet in their lifetime.

L = Sd x D / C

L = (7500 steps) (0.672 m) x (71 years x 365 days) / 40 075 000 m

L = 3.26 laps

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In seasons 9 and 10 of the popular American sitcom ‘Friends’, each of the star…

In seasons 9 and 10 of the popular American sitcom ‘Friends’, each of the star cast members were paid $1 million per episode.

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In November 2008, the discovery of an eye-witness account on how…

In November 2008, the discovery of an eye-witness account on how Hitler was treated after being shot on the Western Front during World War I was announced in the press. According to the report, Hitler was monorchid.

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When Marlon Brando was studying to become an actor in New York…

When Marlon Brando was studying to become an actor in New York, a teacher instructed his class to act like chickens, and added that a nuclear bomb was about to fall on them. Most of the class clucked and ran around wildly, but Brando sat calmly and pretended to lay an egg. Asked by Adler why he had chosen to react this way, he said, “I’m a chicken – What do I know about bombs?” Brando is hailed for bringing realism to film acting.

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The tailbone, the appendix, and ‘goose bumps’ are all examples of human…

The tailbone, the appendix, and ‘goose bumps’ are all examples of human vestigiality, or traits that occur in humans which have lost their function through evolution. The tailbone is the remnant of a lost tail, the appendix was used for digestive purposes, and ‘Goose Bumps’ would flare body hair as a defense mechanism or to keep warm.

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In his midget season, 10 year old Wayne Gretzky tallied…

In his midget season, 10 year old Wayne Gretzky tallied 378 goals and 139 assists in just 85 games. That is 4.4 goals, and 1.6 assists per game.

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Researchers in Tokyo have developed a mirror that tweaks the viewer’s reflection…

Researchers in Tokyo have developed a mirror that tweaks the viewer’s reflection in real-time to make it look like they’re smiling. The projected application for this tech is for use in shopping mall bathrooms, in hopes that happier shoppers will buy more.

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The idea of having the Olympic torch run from ancient Olympia…

The idea of having the Olympic torch run from ancient Olympia to the host country was invented by the Nazis for the 1936 Berlin Summer Games.

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Brain Teaser 2/15/2015

Find the picture that follows logically from the diagrams to the right.





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Today in History for 15th February 2015

Historical Events

1563 - Russian troops occupy Polotsk Lithuania

1900 - General French relieves Kimberley/Cecil Rhodes

1917 - SF Public Library (Main Branch at Civic center) dedicated

1944 - 891 British bombers attack Berlin

1991 - Daily market volatility as Hussein mentions withdrawal, but Bush calls his offer a "cruel hoax"

1998 - Daytona 500 race

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Famous Birthdays

1913 - Willy Vandersteen, Belgian cartoonist (Suske and Wiske)

1920 - Richard O'Brien, CEO (Manpower Services Commission)

1948 - Ron "Penguin" Cey, Tacoma, Washington, American MLB 3rd baseman (LA Dodgers)

1949 - George Howard, 13th Earl of Carlisle, English hereditary peer

1979 - Kaj-Erik Eriksen, actor (Quarantine)

1979 - Josh Low, English footballer

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Famous Deaths

1864 - Israel Zangwill, writer/Zionist/philanthropist, dies

1928 - Herbert Henry Asquith, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (L, 1908-16) dies at 75

1939 - Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Russian painter (b. 1878)

1990 - Henry Brandon, actor (Assault on Precinct 13), dies at 77

1992 - William H Schuman, US composer (Pulitzer)/Pres of Julliard, dies at 81

1996 - Tommy Rettig, actor (Lassie)/computer programmer (Clipper), dies at 54

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