Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Feb 23, 2015)

Deeper Than the Sea



What can be deeper than the sea,

More intriguing than stars and space,

Simple as can be,

Duller than an empty place,

As innocent as a gentle word,

And guilty like a mean jailbird,

From whence comes most of the things we see,

Which otherwise just wouldn't be.

What can it be, what can it be?





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Brain Teaser 2/22/2015

I rule over everything

I lay mountains low

I dethrone all kings

and kingdoms overthrow

I am measured

yet have no substance

I exist but can't be touched

I am everywhere yet I am nothing

you live by my standard day by day

can you find me?

What am I?

Solution

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Brain Teaser 2/21/2015

The local recycling plant had a contract requiring anyone who obtained recycled bottles for storage from them, to bring them back to be recycled again. The plant could make one new bottle from every seven bottles returned. One week, on Monday, they got 343 bottles to recycle. Assuming that everybody brought back all the empties, how many could they eventually remake from the 343?

Solution

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This year, the U.S. government will allocate over 600 billion dollars to the Department…

This year, the U.S. government will allocate over 600 billion dollars to the Department of Defense. In contrast, NASA will receive just over 17 billion dollars in funding.

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David Bowie declined the royal honor of Commander of the British…

David Bowie declined the royal honor of Commander of the British Empire, and turned down a knighthood.

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Amidst the chaos of WW1, a German unit tried to leave their trenches under a flag of truce…

Amidst the chaos of WW1, a German unit tried to leave their trenches under a flag of truce on Easter Sunday, 1915. However, they were warned off by the British troops that opposed them.

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During the 1932 World Series, while at-bat, Babe Ruth made a pointing gesture towards…

During the 1932 World Series, while at-bat, Babe Ruth made a pointing gesture towards the center field bleachers. On the next pitch, he hit a home run to center field.

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In googol (10^100) years, the universe will be…

In googol (10^100) years, the universe will be virtually empty.

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A man once filed a lawsuit against the Devil. However, the court refused the request…

A man once filed a lawsuit against the Devil. However, the court refused the request to proceed because the plaintiff had not included instructions for how the U.S. Marshal could serve process on Satan.

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The Graphs of Wrath

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Today in History for 22nd February 2015

Historical Events

1865 - Tennessee adopts a new constitution abolishing slavery

1882 - With 120 miles James Saunders wins NYC's 24 hour race and $100 prize

1941 - Roy Harris' "Ballad of a Railroad Man" premieres

1990 - 1st day India v NZ cricket at Auckland NZ 5-78 at lunch, 9-387 stumps

2009 - Heath Ledger, posthumousl, wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Act for his performance as the Joker in "The Dark Knight"

2013 - 29 people are killed and 150 are injured by by 3 Syrian army missiles in Aleppo

More Historical Events »

Famous Birthdays

1440 - Ladislaus V Posthumus, King of Hungary/Bohemia

1810 - Holger Simon Paulli, composer

1906 - Edmund von Borck, composer

1951 - Harley O Staggers Jr, (Rep-D-WV, 1983- )

1986 - Miko Hughes, American actor

1988 - Kevin Borlée, Belgian athlete

More Famous Birthdays »

Famous Deaths

965 - Odo, Duke of Burgundy (b. 944)

1936 - Johan M Skjoldborg, Danish writer (Dynaes Digte), dies at 74

1945 - Osip Brik, Russian writer (b. 1888)

1973 - Jean-Jacques Bertrand, Quebec politician, Premier of Quebec (b. 1916)

1995 - Elfi Althoff-Jacobi, Austrian circus director, dies at 80

2002 - Roden Cutler, Australian diplomat and war hero (b. 1916)

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