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

Oxy the Moron! Part II



Yup, he's back with more!!! Oxy, after finding that his first teaser had such great success, decided to find some more oxymorons and come up with another brain teaser!



Now, your task is the same as last time:

Can you figure out which well known oxymorons these words are?

Ex) Initial facsimile = original copy



1) discovered lost

2) bigger part

3) sugary sour

4) sad humor

5) solitary in company





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The Soviet Union and the United States were originally in talks to go to the moon together…

The Soviet Union and the United States were originally in talks to go to the moon together during the Cold War. Nikita Khruschev was poised to accept the plan but then President Kennedy was assassinated. The Soviets did not trust Vice President Johnson, so Khruschev rejected the plan.

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A new trend has emerged in Bangkok where young Thai men are identifying as “Mexican gangsters…

A new trend has emerged in Bangkok where young Thai men are identifying as “Mexican gangsters” and sporting the clothes, tattoos, and hairstyles of the gangs that inspire them.

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Norway stopped investing money into Walmart after determining that the company…

Norway stopped investing money into Walmart after determining that the company is guilty of “serious violations of fundamental ethical norms.”

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Brain Teaser 3/23/2015

A group of soldiers were standing in the blistering sun facing due west. Their sergeant shouted at them:

Right turn!

About turn!

Left turn!

In which direction are they now facing?

Solution

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The Best In Gift Cards

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Today in History for 23rd March 2015

Historical Events

1836 - Coin Press invented by Franklin Beale

1840 - Draper takes 1st successful photo of the Moon (daguerrotype)

1923 - Frank Silver and Irving Conn release "Yes, We Have No Bananas"

1943 - German counter attack on US lines in Tunisia

1963 - Rolf Hochhuth's "Der Stellvertreter," premieres in Berlin

1982 - Isle's Mike Bossy's 20th career hat trick-4 goals

More Historical Events »

Famous Birthdays

1858 - Ludwig Quidde, German historian/politician (Nobel prize 1927)

1934 - Fernand Gignac, Canadian singer and actor (d. 2006)

1937 - Heinz Martin Lonquich, composer

1943 - Peter Graves, supt minister (Westminster Central Hall)

1950 - P R Scott, Headmaster (Bancroft's School, Woodford Green)

1970 - Carl Pickens, NFL wide receiver (Cin Bengals)

More Famous Birthdays »

Famous Deaths

1369 - Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile and Leon, murdered at 34

1680 - Nicolas Fouquet, French statesman (b. 1615)

1862 - Karl Robert von Nesselrode, German chancellor, dies at 81

1979 - Philip Bourneuf, actor (Big Night, Frankenstein), dies at 71

1995 - Robert Turner, winner of 1st All-American Soap Box Derby, dies at 72

2006 - David B. Bleak, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1932)

More Famous Deaths »

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