Monday 18 May 2015

A parking garage in Miami Beach was described as having a “stunning” design…

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Lincoln_Road_at_night_croppedA parking garage in Miami Beach was described as having a “stunning” design and has hosted weddings, wine tastings, and dinner parties.

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During World War II, the multi-national Alsos Mission captured and dismantled…

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German_Experimental_Pile_-_Haigerloch_-_April_1945-2_croppedDuring World War II, the multi-national Alsos Mission captured and dismantled a German experimental nuclear reactor.

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The runic insignia of the Schutzstaffel, like the sig-runes worn on SS uniforms…

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The runic insignia of the Schutzstaffel, like the sig-runes worn on SS uniforms, stood for Nazi values but were actually inspired by the neopagan occultism of mystic Guido von List.

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Most of the paintings by Adolf Hitler, which he painted in his youth and sold to…

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Most of the paintings by Adolf Hitler, which he painted in his youth and sold to a glazier‍‍ ’​‍s store during his Vienna years, were bought by Jewish customers.

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The Thousand-year Rose that grows on a wall of a Catholic cathedral…

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Hildesheim_Rosenstock_croppedThe Thousand-year Rose that grows on a wall of a Catholic cathedral in Hildesheim, Germany is believed to be the world’s oldest rose.

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A homeless man in NYC who would regularly order an expensive dinner at a restaurant…

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A homeless man in NYC who would regularly order an expensive dinner at a restaurant and refuse to pay for it in order to be sent to prison where he would receive 3 meals a day and a clean bed. He refused to commit more serious crimes to get longer sentences as he did not want to hurt anyone.

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In 1914, British WWI soldier Thomas Hughes tossed a beer bottle with a letter to his wife…

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In 1914, British WWI soldier Thomas Hughes tossed a beer bottle with a letter to his wife into the English Channel. He was killed two days later. In 1999, a fisherman dredged up the bottle in the River Thames. Although Hughes’ wife had died in 1979, it was delivered to his 86-year old daughter.

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There is a surviving fantasy novel written in the 2nd century AD in Roman Syria that features…

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There is a surviving fantasy novel written in the 2nd century AD in Roman Syria that features explorers flying to the moon, a first encounter with aliens, interplanetary war between imperialistic celestial kingdoms, and the discovery of a continent across the ocean

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The lyrics of the no. 1 singles on the Billboard charts over…

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The lyrics of the no. 1 singles on the Billboard charts over the past 10 years average at a third-grade reading level.

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For a science fair experiment in 1969, a 14 year old scientist used genes to change…

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For a science fair experiment in 1969, a 14 year old scientist used genes to change chicken feathers from white to partially black, which his teacher said was playing God.

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Fish do not have a 3 second memory – They can be taught to evade a trap…

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Fish do not have a 3 second memory – They can be taught to evade a trap and will remember how to do so a year later.

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Today’s Daily Brain Teaser (May 19, 2015)

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Spirited

I’m the base of a spirit,

my eyes they can’t see.

I dwell in the earth,

in the dark happily.

My flesh sometimes glazed,

I tell you some more,

I’ve skin that is praised,

by science and lore.

Some say you are like me,

when watching TV.

can you guess what I am

or what I might be?

Check Braingle.com for the answer.

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A 1650-year-old bottle of wine found in Germany has been called…

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Roemerwein_in_Speyer_croppedA 1650-year-old bottle of wine found in Germany has been called the world’s “oldest existing bottle of wine”.

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A embalming fluid in the sarcophagus of King Tabnit kept him unusually well-preserved…

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An embalming fluid in the sarcophagus of King Tabnit kept him unusually well-preserved for over two millennia, but its secret was lost when workmen poured it out.

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The world’s most expensive pizza listed by Guinness World Records is…

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The world’s most expensive pizza listed by Guinness World Records is a seafood pizza that costs CA$450.

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Luftwaffe fighter pilot Karl-Gottfried Nordmann later became…

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Karl_Gottfried_NordmannLuftwaffe fighter pilot Karl-Gottfried Nordmann later became president of Mercedes-Benz in North America.

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In 2006, it took Akira Haraguchi, a retired Japanese engineer, 16 hours to recite…

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In 2006, it took Akira Haraguchi, a retired Japanese engineer, 16 hours to recite the first 100,000 digits of pi from memory only. To prove that the exercise was legitimate, everything was filmed, even his trips to the toilet. Despite this, he has yet to receive a Guinness World Record.

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The day after Robin Williams’s suicide, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline…

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The day after Robin Williams’s suicide, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline fielded the greatest number of calls in its history.

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If Louisiana was its own country, it would have the highest incarceration…

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If Louisiana was its own country, it would have the highest incarceration rate in the world.

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Gold miners in Peru are clear-cutting forests, washing down the soil with high…

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Gold miners in Peru are clear-cutting forests, washing down the soil with high pressure hoses and putting mercury on the slurry to mine gold, ruining everything they touch.

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James Buchanan Duke is credited as the inventor of the cigarette…

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James Buchanan Duke is credited as the inventor of the cigarette, made billions, and Duke University is named in his honor.

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Lady in the Pond Optical Illusion

Lady in the lake optical illusion

Have I got a great optical illusion for you today! First, take a look at this image…

Lady in the lake optical illusion

What’s the first thing that you see in this pond optical illusion? I see a girl walking through a shallow part of a pond. There’s also a bridge in the background and a tree on the shore.

But, is there something more than meets the eye in this pond optical illusion? Of course there is! (This is Mighty Optical Illusions, after all…)

If you want to see the rest of this pond optical illusion, just squint a little or take off your glasses. Or, just take a closer look! Do you see the lady’s face? I’ll give you a hint—there’s a lady looking to the right in this image.




The tree on the right forms the basic shape of her face, and the branches on the left give the illusion of hair. The shadow under the bridge forms the lady’s left eye, and the protrusion on the tree forms her right eye. The walking girl is the lady’s nose, and the shadows at the bottom of her dress forms the lady’s mouth.

Still can’t see the lady in this pond optical illusion? here’s the same image, only on a much smaller scale…

Lady in the lake optical illusion

Do you see the lady in the pond now?

If you like this lady in the pond optical illusion, we’ve got a few other great optical illusions you might like! Check out this Obama optical illusion and this baby in the lake optical illusion!

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Mop included.

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Clean up on disabled crossing!

Photo courtesy of Tom Horton.
Sign at Shanghai International Studies University. 

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Brain Teaser 5/18/2015

daily mind game

1. If SIX is TEN, ONE is HIS, and FIVE is LEGS, what is SEVEN?

2. Two men play five games of checkers. Each man wins the same number of games. There are no ties. Explain this.

3. What belongs to you, but others use it more than you do?
Solution
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Everything Pizza

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