Today’s Daily Brain Teaser (Sep 14, 2015)

Paris Pairs

The following sentences can be completed by adding two words that are anagrams of one another. Each word has only four letters. Enjoy!

1. If you prick your finger while picking a ____, it may be very ____.

2. If you take a ____ at the Mad Hatter’s party, you still may not get a sip of his ____.

3. If you need some stamps, then you must ____ by the ____ office.

4. If you eat a whole ____ of a wedding cake, you may develop a spare ____ around your middle.

5. If you have a ____ with your friend, you should forgive them and focus on the future, not on the ____.

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Today’s Daily Trivia Quiz (Sep 14, 2015)

British Words 2
Have you ever travelled to another English-speaking country and used words that no one else seemed to know? See if you know these words that are popular in England.

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Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Rabble

rab-ble

noun :: A disorganized or disorderly crowd of people.

“The rabble was quickly dispersed by the quick actions of the police.”

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Creativity : Brainstorm Rule: One Conversation

Every Brainstorm should have a moderator whose job it is to write down all the ideas. It’s going to be very difficult for them to do this if there are multiple conversations going on. You don’t need to raise your hand or take turns, just be careful to avoid side conversations. This also helps keep the conversation on topic and helps keep everyone engaged in the brainstorm.

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Memory : Relax

Stress and anxiety interfere with your ability to learn and recall material. This is because your mind is diverting its attention towards worrying. If you are not devoting your full attention to the learning task, it shouldn’t be any surprise that you are not learning effectively.

Test anxiety is a very common problem with students. The student may know the material very well, but when put into a test environment, their recall ability is impaired by anxiety. Worrying about things like the time limit of the test or getting stuck on a problem can cause enough stress to interfere with recall.

Anxiety can be mitigated by using relaxation exercises or by becoming more confident in the task by over-learning the material.

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Shadow Illusion Falling over a Cliff

Sometimes photographers get crazy lucky and snap an unforgettable shot. It doesn’t happen all of the time, but when it does, it’s like hitting the jackpot! That’s what happened with this shot of a shadow illusion…

This shadow illusion looks like the hiker’s shadow is actually falling over the edge of the cliff that the man is walking along. I’ve actually had this shadow illusion in my little arsenal of illusions to post, but haven’t been able to figure it out. Until just recently, that is!

This photo was taken in Glen Canyon, Utah by photographer Darrell Staggs. The hiker’s shadow actually falls on a pool of water. That same pool of water is also reflecting the canyon wall behind the hiker, making it look like the hiker’s shadow is falling over the cliff!

It’s definitely a perfectly timed photo and overall a pretty awesome shadow illusion!

Wanna see another awesome shadow illusion? Head over and check out this shadow with eyes!

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After the 1929 stock market crash, the US government deported…

After the 1929 stock market crash, the US government deported millions of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans regardless of citizenship.

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Coloring books for grown-ups are a huge trend and publishers…

Coloring books for grown-ups are a huge trend and publishers struggle to keep up with demand. The books have successfully been used to reduce stress, relieve anxiety and as rehabilitation aids for patients recovering from strokes.

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There is a star in our galaxy that is 5 billion…

There is a star in our galaxy that is 5 billion times volume of our sun.

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Saudi Arabia has used up all its groundwater and will need to import…

Saudi Arabia has used up all its groundwater and will need to import all its food. California is headed down the same path and so is China.

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Only cavorting permitted…

Photo courtesy of Hilary Elchelberger.
Found in Xi’an, China.

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Historical Events for 13th September 2015

1125 – Duke Lotharius of Supplinburg crowned as German king Lotharius III
1743 – Britain, Austria and Savoye-Sardinia sign Treaty of Worms
1956 – IBM introduces the first computer disk storage unit, the RAMAC 305.
1958 – Braves Warren Spahn is 1st lefty to win 20 or more games 9 times
1970 – 90th US Mens Tennis: Ken Rosewall beats Tony Roche (26 64 76 63)
1974 – 1st broadcast of “The Rockford Files” on NBC-TV
1977 – 2nd Test Cricket of Space Shuttle Enterprise
1981 – 101st Men’s U.S. Open: John McEnroe beats Bjorn Borg (4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3)
1983 – Steve O’Shaughnessy scores 100 in 35 mins, Lancs v Leics
1997 – Katherine Shindle (Ill), 24, crowned 71st Miss America 1998

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