Finally found a use for all those boys.
Photo courtesy of Mitch Weisgerber.
Name of store in Guangzhou, China.
Thursday, 12 November 2015
Guess where the buttons came from.
Historical Events for 12th November 2015
295 – Origin of Era of Ascension
1892 – Pudge Heffelfinger receives $500, becomes 1st pro football player
1947 – Schilderijenvervalser Han of Meegeren to 1 years jail sentenced
1948 – The first mobile betatron (particle accelerator) begins operation at the U.S. Naval Ordnance Laboratory, White Oak, Maryland
1952 – Phila A’s pitcher Bobby Shantz wins AL MVP
1956 – Largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, 1st sighted
1970 – Cleveland Cavaliers 1st NBA victory (11th game), beating Portland 105-103
1972 – 22nd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Richard Petty wins
1974 – South Africa suspended from UN General Assembly over racial policies
1995 – NY MTA raises subway and bus fares from $1.25 to $1.50
Today’s Daily Brain Teaser (Nov 12, 2015)
What’s that You Said?
Here are some well-known expressions rewritten into “Cliff-ese”. For those of you who don’t know what that means, he was a very wordy person on the TV show “Cheers” and never used a small word where a larger one would work. Try to figure out the phrases in simpler terms.
1. To place a primitive agricultural conveyance in a position anterior to the animal Equus caballus.
2. It requires a number of people greater than one to perform a terpsichorean series of low dips and twisting steps on the toes.
3. To accumulate an excess of temperature beneath a circular, tight-fitting clothing component.
4. Emanating from a culinary vessel into a site of pyrogenic activity.
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Figures of Speech – Nature
Don’t go barking up the wrong tree! This quiz is all about idioms that feature items found in nature. So stay “grounded” and do your best!
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som-no-lence
noun :: The quality or state of being drowsy.
“The doctors could not understand her constant somnolence, inspite of getting plenty of sleep.”
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The fear of risk is similar to the fear of embarrassment. Good ideas are sometimes not explored because the perceived risk is too great. Before you disqualify an idea or solution for being too risky, take a moment to quantify the risks involved. Ask yourself “what is the worst thing that could happen?” If the answer is that you might be embarrassed, then perhaps the risk is worth it. Often, it is the risky ideas that have the highest reward when they are successful.
Naturally, you shouldn’t always take risky options when other equally good (and less risky) options exist. A careful analysis of the risks and rewards involved with each solution will help you determine which one to pursue.
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The average adult human brain weighs 1.3kg (2.8lb). That’s twice the weight of a giraffe’s brain and three times the weight of a cow’s brain. A newborn human baby has a brain that weighs about 350 grams (.8lb), which happens to be the same size as an orangutan’s brain.
The size of the brain has very little to do with how smart the animal is. For example, an elephant has a 6kg (13lb) brain, but everyone knows that an elephant is not 5 times smarter than a human. The large size of the elephant’s brain is probably how it got a reputation for having such a good memory.
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