Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Mar 25, 2015)

Debug the List



Five of the six listed words share a common characteristic. Which word does not belong?



1. fantasy

2. smother

3. smidge

4. stick

5. bunker

6. smite





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When in 2007 Minnesota passed an anti-smoking law that banned smoking in public…

When in 2007 Minnesota passed an anti-smoking law that banned smoking in public buildings, there was a line that said only actors who had to smoke were allowed to do so. Thus, the Barnacles Bar declared that everyone in the bar is an actor in a live performance.

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While exploring the newly discovered Yellowstone, Truman Everts got separated…

While exploring the newly discovered Yellowstone, Truman Everts got separated from the group. His horse then ran away with supplies, he fell on his campfire, fell hip deep into a geyser, and was finally found crawling months later with frostbite weighing a mere 55 lbs.

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Russian Scientists discovered seeds 124 feet below permafrost that an “Ice Age Squirrel..

Russian Scientists discovered seeds 124 feet below permafrost that an “Ice Age Squirrel” had buried, the seeds dated back 32,000 years old. They were successfully germinated and a year later created their own seeds.

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The average university student in 1979 only had to work 182 hours per year…

The average university student in 1979 only had to work 182 hours per year (a part-time summer job) to pay for tuition, whereas the average 2013 student had to work 991 hours (a full-time job for half the year).

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‘Old person smell’ is actually caused by the chemical 2-nonenal…

‘Old person smell’ is actually caused by the chemical 2-nonenal. Older people secrete this chemical through their skin at a much higher rate than younger people.

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Brain Teaser 3/24/2015

It's About Time



1. A train leaves Edinburgh at 8:00 a.m. and travels to London at 60 mph. At 9:00 a.m. another train leaves London and travels towards Edinburgh at 90 mph. Which train is the nearer to London when they pass?



2. Fitzgerald drove 30 miles to work every day. He averaged the same speed going to work as he did coming from work. It took him one hour and thirty minutes to drive to work. Yet it only took him ninety minutes to drive home. How come?

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Today in History for 24th March 2015

Historical Events

1882 - German scientist Robert Koch discovers bacillus cause of TB

1979 - Columbia flown on carrier aircraft lands at Kennedy Space Center

1984 - Andrea Schone skates ladies world record 5 km (7:34.52)

1984 - Igor Malkov skates world record 10 km (14:21.51)

1985 - 5th Golden Raspberry Awards: Bolero wins

1996 - 16th Golden Raspberry Awards: Showgirls wins

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Famous Birthdays

1628 - Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685)

1829 - George Francis Train, American businessman (d. 1904)

1906 - John Cameron Swayze, news correspondent/spokesman (Timex) [OS]

1951 - Kenneth S Reightler Jr, Patuxent R Md, Cmdr USN/astro (STS 48, 60)

1960 - Barry Horowitz, American professional wrestler

1977 - Olivia Burnette, San Clemente California, actress (Torkelsons)

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Famous Deaths

1381 - Saint Catharine of Sweden, Swedish saint

1603 - Elizabeth I Tudor, [Virgin Queen], of England and Ireland (1558-1603), dies at 69

1911 - Matthew Stanley Robison, president (Cardinals), dies

1953 - Mary, [Victoria Mary] of Teck, Queen of Great Britain and consort of George V, dies at 85

1976 - Bernard L Montgomery, British General, defeated Rommel, dies at 88

2002 - César Milstein, Argentine scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1927)

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