Today’s Daily Brain Teaser (Nov 09, 2015)

Symbol

I am a world-renowned “symbol”. In the English language, if I’m added to a noun, it turns to an adjective (in most cases).

If you put horizontal lines through me, I become a currency, but it is not used in many countries.

In Spanish, I am a “symbol”, but also I am a word. I am used to connect words and phrases. If you watch your School House Rock, I go along with a junction.

What am I?

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Today’s Daily Trivia Quiz (Nov 09, 2015)

Is This a Real Animal Fact?
Do you think you know a lot about animals? In this quiz you can find a bunch of random questions about a lot of different animals.

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Memory : Read Something New

The human mind thrives on novelty. Without new experiences our brains get bored and lazy. One way to introduce novelty into your life is to read something that isn’t your normal fare. Pick up a magazine that you have never read, or look through a section of the newspaper that you normally skip. Go to a library and pick a random book from a random shelf.

This is a great way to learn new and interesting things. You never know when you might discover a new interest or learn something that relates to something that you are currently working on.

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Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Intrepid

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adj :: Characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance.

“After three weeks the intrepid hikers reached the summit of Mt Everest.”

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Creativity : Noticing the Unnoticed

Our minds are constantly filtering and processing data so that you don’t have to pay attention to everything. Your consciousness is only presented with the most relevant data that you need to make decisions. Small details are often ignored. For example, do you know which color is on the top of a traffic light? Or which direction Lincoln is facing on the penny?

Whenever you have a free moment, look around and try to notice something that you don’t normally see. Study all the minute details about an object and recognize that it was made that way for a reason. What is that reason?

Sometimes art students are instructed to look at the world upside-down by bending over and looking between their legs. This different orientation often allows you to see things that you normally wouldn’t see. Try it. You may also try getting really low to the ground and see what the world looks like from an ant’s perspective.

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Too Orangy for Porn

Got carrots?

Photo courtesy of Cynthia Deng.
“Too Orangy for Porn” hoodie spotted in Hong Kong.

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Historical Events for 8th November 2015

1322 – Pope John XXII names John van Diest, bishop of Utrecht
1576 – Eighty Years’ War: Pacification of Ghent – 17 Dutch provinces sign anti-Spanish covenant
1904 – American President Theodore Roosevelt (R) defeats Alton B Parker (D)
1923 – Hitler stages unsuccessful “Beer Hall Putsch” in Muenchen (Munich)
1932 – “Make Mine Music” debuts
1934 – Ford Frick, NL publicity director, is named league president
1935 – “Mutiny on the Bounty” directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable premieres in New York (Best Production/Picture 1936)
1959 – Tunisian president Habib Bourguiba’s Nes Destour party wins every seat
1974 – Ted Bundy victim Debi Kent disappears in Salt Lake City, Utah
1989 – Cubs Jerome Walton wins the NL Rookie of Year

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