Today’s Daily Brain Teaser (May 27, 2015)

One Letter of Separation 11

Each group of definitions describes three words that are spelled the same, except for one letter (each group describes a different set of words). Example: king, ring, wing. The length of the words in each group is provided.

1) a long step & a conflict or struggle & to hit sharply (6 letters)

2) medicinal ointment & a device that regulates flow through a pipe & to divide into two equal parts (5 letters)

3) not coarse & a musical instrument & a collection of papers (4 letters)

4) meager & sweet baked good & storage room for food (6 letters)

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Today’s Daily Trivia Quiz (May 27, 2015)

Mockingjay
This quiz is about characters and events from “Mockingjay”. If you have not read the book, don’t take this quiz; it will spoil the book!

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Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Recalcitrant

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adj. :: Kicking back; hence, showing repugnance or opposition; stubborn resistance.

“Neither could he mobilize his army to go forth to war, nor could he punish his recalcitrant subjects.” –London, Jack

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Memory : Novelty

You use different parts of your brain for normal tasks and for new, interesting tasks. Even after a few minutes of performing certain tasks, your brain becomes accustomed to it. For example, close your eyes and touch your arm. You will certainly feel that, but keep your finger there for a few moments. Eventually your sense of touch becomes accustomed to the feeling of your arm and no longer reports it to your brain; you will no longer feel anything. The same thing happens for all your senses (which is why you can’t tell when your own breath smells bad!)

The brain thirsts for novel experiences. Unique experiences activate different parts of the brain, strengthen your synapses and pump up the production of neurotrophins. So, break up your routines and try something new.

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Creativity : Capture Your Ideas

Start carrying a small notebook and pen in your pocket and whenever you have an idea, write it down. Try not to censor your silly ideas, because it’s the silly ideas that frequently have a nugget of genius buried inside. If you are diligent about doing this for a few days, you’ll be amazed at how many ideas you have every day that you forget because you never capture them on paper. From time to time you can go back and review your ideas to find the good ones. Pretty soon, you’ll have more ideas than you know what to do with.

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The Nanodragster is a nanocar which is 50,000 times thinner than a human hair…

The Nanodragster is a nanocar which is 50,000 times thinner than a human hair and has a top speed of 0.014 millimeters per hour.

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Oliver Stone based the final combat scene in his 1986 movie Platoon on…

Oliver Stone based the final combat scene in his 1986 movie Platoon on a real battle that he survived when he was an American soldier in Vietnam.

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Most people orient their toilet paper with the loose end hanging…

Most people orient their toilet paper with the loose end hanging over the top and away from the wall.

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For nearly a century, the French have prohibited entry into an area of more than 460…

For nearly a century, the French have prohibited entry into an area of more than 460 square miles because there is an almost impossible amount of ammunition and dead bodies to recover from the battlefield’s of World War One. The area is called “Zone Rouge”, and much of it is still off limits.

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Ontario, a province in Canada has a apology act…

Ontario, a province in Canada has a apology act– “apologies do not constitute an admission of fault.”

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Robert Downey Jr. was nominated for an Oscar for his role as Kirk Lazarus…

Robert Downey Jr. was nominated for an Oscar for his role as Kirk Lazarus in Tropic Thunder — the character he plays is an overly pretentious method actor who only takes roles that will potentially win Oscars.

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There has been a very real problem in Northern Canada for decades…

There has been a very real problem in Northern Canada for decades. Native hitchhikers, mostly women, tend to go missing without explanation along a 800km stretch of road known as the Highway of Tears. Many think it is caused predominantly by 1-2 unknown serial killers.

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Dios Shoes

Photo courtesy of Kimberly Blodgett.
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Historical Events for 26th May 2015

1781 – Bank of North America incorporates in Philadelphia
1904 – In two days of bitter fighting, the Japanese Army soundly defeats the Russians at Kinchan and captures the forts at Nanshan
1942 – Anglo-Soviet Treaty signed in London
1957 – Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Land of Sky Golf Open
1969 – Apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth
1972 – US President Nixon and Soviet leader Brezhnev sign SALT accord
1984 – US President President Ronald Reagan rules out US military intervention in Iran-Iraq war
1985 – Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic
1997 – Sammy Sosa (Cubs) and Tony Womack (Pirates) hit inside the park HRs
2002 – Indianapolis 500: Hélio Castroneves wins in 3:00:10.871 (267.954 km/h)

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