Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Feb 24, 2015)

One Plus One Equals? #2



In this teaser you are required to find a word relating to mathematics hiding in consecutive letters within each sentence. Have fun!



Example:



"They knew that they had done the wrong thing."



Answer: ADD located in: "...hAD Done..."





1. The governor gave the budget a cut everywhere possible.



2. It is rumoured that Capri men often marry Naples women.



3. He drove his new Mustang entirely too recklessly.



4. Groucho and Harpo were two of the Marx brothers.





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Asbestos in the United States has not been banned and is totally legal…

Asbestos in the United States has not been banned and is totally legal. When the Environmental Protection Agency tried to ban it, supporters of the asbestos industry actually overturned the ban in a lawsuit. It is still widely used in products to this day.

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Researchers studied cats viewing photos of various bearded men. Cats viewing…

Researchers studied cats viewing photos of various bearded men. Cats viewing long beards exhibited paralysis and signs of severe neurological distress. Researchers concluded cats don’t like men with long beards, are indifferent to short beards, and disturbed/confused by incomplete beards.

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In 1746, Jean-Antoine Nollet conducted an experiment in which he gathered about two hundred monks…

In 1746, Jean-Antoine Nollet conducted an experiment in which he gathered about two hundred monks into a circle about a mile (1.6 km) in circumference, with pieces of iron wire connecting them. He then discharged a battery of Leyden jars through the human chain and observed that each man reacted at substantially the same time to the electric shock, showing that the speed of electricity’s propagation was very high.

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A British Challenger 2 tank was hit directly by 14 RPGs and an anti-tank missile in Iraq…

A British Challenger 2 tank was hit directly by 14 RPGs and an anti-tank missile in Iraq. The crew was uninjured and the tank was back in operation 6 hours later. Another survived 70 RPG hits. Only 1 Challenger 2 has been destroyed in combat; by another Challenger 2 in a friendly fire incident.

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The astronauts aboard Skylab 4 went on “strike” for a day because they felt overwhelmed…

The astronauts aboard Skylab 4 went on “strike” for a day because they felt overwhelmed by the demands of Mission Control. The used the time to look out the window and think.

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You cannot actually buy the name of a star. The International Astronomical Union is the only authority…

You cannot actually buy the name of a star. The International Astronomical Union is the only authority for naming celestial bodies. No countries, authorities, or scientists in the world will recognize a purchased star name.

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Recently, a CT scan revealed that a 12th century Buddha statue was…

Recently, a CT scan revealed that a 12th century Buddha statue was actually the casing for a mummified human being.

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Multimillionaire Forrest Fenn has hidden a treasure worth in between 1 million and 3 million…

Multimillionaire Forrest Fenn has hidden a treasure worth in between 1 million and 3 million in the Rocky Mountains. To find it, you must solve his riddle. So far, no one has found it.

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North Korea is the only country to have been caught cheating…

North Korea is the only country to have been caught cheating at the International Mathematical Olympiad. Twice.

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An Australian company wants to resurrect gladiator…

An Australian company wants to resurrect gladiator duels with carbon-fiber suits.

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Brain Teaser 2/23/2015

Time, Words and a Trick



1. You have accidentally left out the plug and are attempting to fill the bath with both 2 taps full on. The hot tap takes 6 minutes to fill the bath, the cold tap takes 4 minutes, and the water empties through the plug hole in 12 minutes. In how many minutes will the bath be filled?



2. What word starting with BR, that with the addition of the letter E, becomes another word that sounds the same as the first?



3. Last Thursday, my aunt Martha forgot her driver's license at home. She was traveling down a one way street in the wrong direction and did not stop at an intersection to let pedestrians go. A policeman was watching her, but did not give her a ticket. Why?

Solution

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Today in History for 23rd February 2015

Historical Events

1792 - Humane Society of Massachusetts incorporated (erected life-saving stations for distressed mariners)

1883 - American Anti-Vivisection Society organized (Phila)

1900 - Battle at Hart's Hill, South-Africa (Boers vs British army)

1915 - Nevada enforces convenient divorce law

1942 - Japanese sub fires on oil refinery in Ellwood, Calif

1992 - 16th Winter Olympic games closes in Albertville, France

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Famous Birthdays

1865 - Barney Dreyfuss, baseball owner (Pittsburgh Pirates)

1904 - William L Shirer, historian (Rise and Fall of 3rd Reich)

1923 - Gery Florizoone, Flemish poet

1942 - Beau Boulter, (Rep-R-TX, 1985- )

1944 - Mike Maxfield, rocker (Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas)

1951 - Ed "Too Tall" Jones, NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys)

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Famous Deaths

1447 - Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (b. 1390)

1848 - John Quincy Adams, 6th US President (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80

1913 - Jimmy Sinclair, cricketer (3 centuries in 25 Test S Afr career), dies

1971 - King Lockwood, dies of stroke at 73

1985 - Alexander Scourby, actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant), dies at 71

2004 - Sikander Bakht, Governor of Kerala (b. 1918)

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