Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Feb 20, 2015)

Mixed Doubles



The answers to the following definitions all start with the prefix "para". It might take a bit of lateral thinking to figure them out! For example, the definition: "Two places where a building is being constructed" would have the answer "Parasites".



1. Two tender green plant growths

2. Two 10-cent pieces

3. Two male bovines

4. Two shark appendages

5. Two untruths

6. Two furry family members

BONUS:

7. Two dorky guys from "New Joisey"





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Cuban performance artist Alejandro Figueredo Diaz-Perera plans to spend…

Cuban performance artist Alejandro Figueredo Diaz-Perera plans to spend three weeks living inside the walls of a Chicago art gallery. He’s titling this performance piece “In the Absence of a Body.” While living inside the 2.5-foot-wide corridor, Diaz-Perera will do only the most essential actions of his quotidian life: sleep, eat, and personal hygiene. He will not communicate with anyone on the other side of the walls. While he will be able to observe the audience, Diaz-Perera will remain invisible to them. Until the close of the exhibition, Diaz-Perera will attempt to embrace the act of becoming a Ghost of himself, an absence, nothing.

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NASA wants to establish a floating cloud city to study Venus…

NASA wants to establish a floating cloud city to study Venus. The innovative concept involves helium-filled, solar-powered airships, which could contribute to humans permanently occupying the atmosphere of the hottest planet in our solar system.

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In 1938, a Kindergarten teacher who witnessed a burglary was jailed for five days…

In 1938, a Kindergarten teacher who witnessed a burglary was jailed for five days because she wore a pair of slacks into court the day she was called to testify.

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Jimmy Carter said if he became president, he would release all government…

Jimmy Carter said if he became president, he would release all government UFO information to the public. Once elected, he decided not to due to “national security concerns”.

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Guinness brewery supported all of it’s employees who chose to fight in WW1. They…

Guinness brewery supported all of it’s employees who chose to fight in WW1. They were paid half of their wages while away, and their jobs were guaranteed upon their return. The brewery also sent them care packages containing chocolate and condensed milk.

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Italy’s Credem Bank takes Parmesan cheese from local producers in exchange…

Italy’s Credem Bank takes Parmesan cheese from local producers in exchange for cheap loans (charging 3-5% interest, depending on quality) & a fee ensuring the cheese matures properly (2yrs) in the bank vault (cheese is sold if the loan defaults). 430,000 Parmesan wheels ($200M+) are stored there.

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Brain Teaser 2/19/2015

How Stupid Do You Think You Are?



1. There is a marvelous invention which makes it possible for people to see through brick walls. What is it?



2. If you called an elephant's trunk a leg, how many legs would an elephant have?



3. No scale is needed for this one. Which weighs the most, a ton of feathers or a ton of iron?



4. What time is it when a clock strikes 13 times?

Solution

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Today in History for 19th February 2015

Historical Events

1935 - Clifford Odets' "Awake and Sing," premieres in NYC

1942 - Japanese troops land on Timor

1949 - "Inside USA" closes at Century Theater NYC after 339 performances

1974 - 1st American Music Award: Helen Reddy and Jim Croce win

1984 - 1st brother combo to win Gold and Silver in same event at Olympics (Phil and Steve Mahre-Slalom)

1992 - Peter Collins discovers nova Cygni 1992

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Famous Birthdays

1552 - Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630)

1802 - Wilhelm Matthias Naeff, Swiss Federal Councillor (d. 1881)

1909 - Charlie Walker, South Aust cricket wicket-keeper (toured but no Tests)

1912 - Peter Francis de Sautoy, publisher

1937 - Norman O'Neill, cricketer (great Aussie bat of 60's Brilliant field)

1973 - Tommy Bennett, safety (Arizona Cardinals)

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Famous Deaths

1952 - Lawrence Grant, actor (Bulldog Drummond), dies at 82

1968 - Ralph Dunn, actor (Mr Rudge-Norby), dies at 65

1972 - John Grierson, Scottish documentary filmmaker (b. 1898)

1977 - Anthony Crosland, British politician (b. 1918)

1998 - Grandpa Jones, country comic/banjo wizard (Hee Haw), dies at 84

2008 - Lydia Shum, Hong Kong comedian and actress (b. 1945)

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