Friday 4 September 2015

Today’s Daily Brain Teaser (Sep 05, 2015)

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A Real Blue Blood!

If I were to bleed from a wound or two,

You’d note in amazement, my blood is blue.

I’m found as a fossil in ancient stone,

Yet living today, I’m almost a clone.

My eyes will adjust a great many fold,

To see by the moonlight, who I can hold.

If I could tell my mate, I would say it is true,

These wonderful eyes are only for you.

I’m one of the last to die from pollution,

A living exception to evolution.

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Today’s Daily Trivia Quiz (Sep 05, 2015)

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“Daydream Believer” – The Monkees
Do you remember the lyrics to this song?

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Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Vim

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noun :: Robust energy and enthusiasm.

“He was full of vim and vigor.”

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How Many Cows do you See in This Cow Illusion?

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Multiple meaning illusions are probably some of my favorite illusions. When you first look at them, you may see one image, but when you look a little harder, you’ll see something entirely different. Most people will see one image or the other at first, then the second image will slowly come into focus. Sometimes it can be hard to see the second image, because it’s so well hidden, but once you see it, it’s usually pretty hard to unsee it!

That was the can with this cow illusion for me, so I’ll use it as an example. Take a good look at the cow illusion below…

Cow grazing

Now, which cow illusion did you see first? Depending on a number of factors, you may have seen one of two things first.




When I first looked at this image, I saw two black cows grazing, one on each side of the image. They are facing each other and all you can see is the sides of their faces. It took me a bit, but after a little focusing, the second cow illusion came into view—a white cow grazing. If you don’t see the white cow illusion, focus on the white space between the two black cows. The white cow is facing the viewer.

If you’re like most people, you probably noticed the two black cows first. Our eyes are instinctively drawn toward the darker areas of the image, and our eyes have a hard time bringing shapes in the negative space—the white areas—into focus.

All in all, I’d say this cow illusion is pretty nifty! If you agree (or disagree), make sure you take a couple of seconds to rate this illusion with the stars below!

If you liked this cow illusion or just negative space illusions in general, you might also want to head over and check out this awesome Buenos Aires zoo ad campaign!

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I am suprose I am under consideration

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Shirt found in Japan.

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Dave Thomas, the founder of Wendy’s, realized his success as a high…

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Dave Thomas, the founder of Wendy’s, realized his success as a high school dropout might convince teenagers to quit school – so in 1993 he went back to school and got his GED.

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There is a disease that takes away your ability to sleep…

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There is a disease that takes away your ability to sleep. You sink into horrible psychosis and inevitably die over the course of a few months. There is no cure; there are no viable treatments.

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Due to human interaction, domestic sheep have evolved…

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Due to human interaction, domestic sheep have evolved to require humans to shear them. Their wool never sheds.

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One show during Guns N Roses “Use Your Illusion Tour” was delayed…

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One show during Guns N Roses “Use Your Illusion Tour” was delayed because frontman Axl Rose was watching the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze and refused to take the stage until it had finished.

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A Chinese man bought and raised two puppies, cared…

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A Chinese man bought and raised two puppies, cared for them despite their frequent killing and eating of chickens, and then discovered they were bears.

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The most ancient evidence of human tattooing is found on a mummified…

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The most ancient evidence of human tattooing is found on a mummified 5,300-year-old Neolithic Iceman who has a total of 61 tattoos of lines and patterns, interestingly most of which overlap with classical acupuncture points used to treat rheumatism, a medical condition that plagued him.

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Historical Events for 4th September 2015

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1618 – “Rodi” avalanche destroys Plurs, Switzerland, 1,500 killed
1904 – Dalai Lama signs treaty allowing British commerce in Tibet
1920 – Last day of Julian civil calendar (in parts of Bulgaria)
1933 – Coup on Cuban president De Cespedes by Fulgencio Batista
1936 – Franco’s troops conquer Irun and Talavera de la Reina, Spain
1938 – Vainio Muinonen wins 2nd European marathoner (2:37:28.8)
1939 – RAF bombs Wilhelmshafen
1943 – British 8th Army lands at Taranto, South Italy
1978 – Pat Bradley wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic
1989 – Beth Daniel wins LPGA Rail Charity Golf Classic

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