Wednesday, 1 April 2015

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Apr 02, 2015)

Even More Bacterial Waste



I am bacterial waste, oh yes,

But just what type, can you guess?

Some put me on their fish and chips,

Others on floors to prevent slips.

Some put me on salads, some in stews,

Some on windows, even shoes.

So I'm bacterial waste, oh yes,

But my name can you guess?





Check Braingle.com for the answer.





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Brain Teaser 4/1/2015

Grab Bag Of Fun



1. Pam is Mary's daughter's aunt's husband's daughter's sister. What is the relationship between Pam and Mary?



2. Steve is holding a coin in his hand. If you take away half, the value of the coin doubles. What is the coin?



3. I am a three digit number.

My tens digit is five more than my ones digit.

My hundreds digit is eight less than my tens digit.

What number am I?

Solution

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Today in History for 1st April 2015

Historical Events


705 - Greek pope John VII chosen as successor to John VI

1850 - SF County government established

1924 - Hitler sentenced to 5 years labor but Gen Ludendorff acquitted

1957 - World's biggest glass oven used

1973 - OPEC increases price of petroleum by 5.7 percent

1989 - 1st NY Met-NY Yankee game in NYC since 1983, Yanks win 4-3


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Famous Birthdays


1898 - William James Sidis, American genius (d. 1944)

1908 - Abraham H Maslow, US psychologist (humanistic psychology)

1932 - Alexander Colleridge Vanderpuiye Baka Tetteh-Lartey, actor

1975 - Magdalena Maleeva, Sofia Bulgaria, tennis star (1995 Chicago Moscow)

1978 - Jean-Pierre Dumont, Canadian ice hockey player

1987 - Li Ting, Chinese diver


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Famous Deaths


1204 - Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII and Henry II, dies at 81

1682 - Franz Egon of Fürstenberg, Bavarian Catholic archbishop (b. 1625)

1878 - Eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56

1918 - Karl Fritjof Valentin, composer, dies at 64

1993 - Juan of Borbon y Battemberg, father of king Juan Carlos I, dies

2003 - Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong actor and singer (b. 1956)


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