Today’s Daily Brain Teaser (Jun 23, 2015)

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Birbal the Wise – IV

Emperor Akbar once ruled over India. He was a wise and intelligent ruler, and he had in his court the Nine Gems, his nine advisors, who were each known for a particular skill. One of these Gems was Birbal, known for his wit and wisdom. The story below is one of the examples of his wit. Do you have it in you to find out the answer?

There was once a blacksmith who used to make spears and shields. He came to Emperor Akbar’s court and claimed – “Your Majesty, nobody can make shields and spears like mine. My shields are so strong that nothing can pierce them and my spears are so sharp that there is nothing they cannot pierce.”

On hearing this statement, Birbal immediately said, “You lie and I can prove that you are lying.” What did he find wrong with the man’s statement?

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Today’s Daily Trivia Quiz (Jun 23, 2015)

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Famous Americans 7
How much do you know about the famous Americans of the United States?

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Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Augury

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au-gu-ry

noun :: The art or practice of foretelling events; divination.

noun :: An omen; prediction; prognostication; indication of the future; presage.

“In turn I recalled each one I had seen, and tried to draw some augury of assistance from my memory.” –Wells, H.G.

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Creativity : Think Like a Child

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We have discussed how children tend to be more creative than adults for various reasons. Thinking like a child is a good way to rewind your mental clock and potentially invent some creative solutions to your current problem or project. A good way to start thinking like a child is to abandon your judgment and knowledge of what is practical and start asking playful questions.

1. What if your project were an animal? What would it look like? Draw it.

2. If your project had parents, what would they be like?

3. What does your project like to eat?

4. If you were a hundred years in the future, how would you solve your problem?

5. What if you were a caveman? Would the problem still exist? If it didn’t, what would be a related problem?

These are just examples of playful questions. Think up your own that make sense to your project.

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Memory : Semantic Memory

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Semantic memory refers to the memory of meanings and knowledge. For example, semantic memory would be used to remember your mother’s birthday. The location of semantic memory in the brain is still debated, but many scientists believe that semantic memory is widely distributed across the entire brain.

Semantic memory is what is most often emphasized in schoolwork. The student is often required to memorize facts for later recall. It is interesting to note that semantic memory requires repetition whereas episodic memory is by definition the memory of a one-time event.

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Invisible Saxophone

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Its Nap Time now

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Every year, residents of Naco, Arizona, join residents of Naco…

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Every year, residents of Naco, Arizona, join residents of Naco, Mexico, for a volleyball match at the fence that separates the U.S. and Mexico.

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Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) was required to be accompanied by crew members…

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Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) was required to be accompanied by crew members who wore brightly-colored vests while in the forests of the Pacific Northwest filming scenes set on Endor, so as not to be mistaken for Bigfoot and shot.

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Disney was planning on making a short film featuring Mickey Mouse…

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Disney was planning on making a short film featuring Mickey Mouse as Christopher Columbus discovering America. It got cancelled because the animation team was unsure how to animate the native people Mickey would have to encounter in a non-offensive way.

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Looks Comfortable

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Sleeping Man or Clown Illusion

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Speaking of ambiguous…

I’ve found you a pretty interesting illusion today. I have to warn you, though, if you have coulrophobia (clown phobia), this one might give you may want to avert your eyes!

This is one of those very ambiguous illusions that can be seen two different ways. Brilliant, really! Depending on where you focus, you’ll see either a sleeping man or clown.

In this sleeping man or clown illusion, we can clearly see the clown facing left. His eyes are closed and his tassled clown hat is flopped over in front of his face. However, if you look at this image a little closer, you might also notice a sleeping man facing right! This time, the tassled hat is flopped back behind him.

Or, maybe you saw the sleeping man first? I know I first saw the clown first, and I’m curious what everyone else saw first. Let me know in the comments below. And, once you see the second face, either the sleeping man or clown, is it harder to see the original face you saw at first?

Did you love this sleeping man or clown illusion? Be sure to check out the many faces optical illusion and this find the faces illusion!

 

 

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Popular in prison.

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Kids would cut less if weren’t so easy to get.

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Found in South Korea. 

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Free Beard

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