Today’s Daily Brain Teaser (Dec 17, 2015)

Life or Death? The Emperor’s Proposition

You are a prisoner sentenced to death. The Emperor offers you a chance to live by playing a simple game. He gives you 50 black marbles, 50 white marbles and 2 empty bowls. He then says, “Divide these 100 marbles into these 2 bowls. You can divide them any way you like as long as you use all the marbles. Then I will blindfold you and mix the bowls around. You then can choose one bowl and remove ONE marble. If the marble is WHITE you will live, but if the marble is BLACK… you will die.”

How do you divide the marbles up so that you have the greatest probability of choosing a WHITE marble?

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Today’s Daily Trivia Quiz (Dec 17, 2015)

All Summer Long
How well do you know this song?

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Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Quandary

quan-da-ry

noun :: A state of difficulty or perplexity; doubt; uncertainty.

verb :: To bring into a state of uncertainty, perplexity, or difficulty.

“Once or twice as I stood waiting there for things to accomplish themselves, I could not resist an impulse to laugh at my miserable quandary.” –Wells, H.G.

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Memory : Try a New Recipe

Without new and interesting experiences our brains get bored and lazy. One way to introduce some novelty into your lives is to try new foods. The sense of taste is an underused sense that has a large capacity to trigger old memories. One bite of your grandmother’s apple pie might bring back dozens of childhood experiences.

Instead of having your normal everyday breakfast, try something completely new. If you always have cereal, have eggs instead. If you cook at home, try to incorporate one new recipe each week. When you are at the grocery store grab one item off the shelf that you have never had before and take it home for a taste-test. If you eat out or order in, branch out and try a new restaurant or order something from the menu that you have never had before. If you never try new things, you’ll never know if you are missing out on something that you really like. The new tastes and smells will help form new memories and may even remind you of something long forgotten.

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Creativity : Caffeine II

In Caffeine I, we talked about what caffeine is and how it works on the mind. In addition to working as a brain stimulant, caffeine has also been shown to improve athletic performance and endurance.

Two additional things to keep in mind about caffeine are that it is a diuretic and it causes increased calcium loss. So, if you consume caffeine, you should make sure that you are drinking enough water to avoid dehydration and that you are getting enough calcium in your diet.

It’s probably a good idea to limit your caffeine intake to 250mg per day (less if you are pregnant). Unfortunately, companies rarely label their products with the amount of caffeine that they contain. Here is a little chart to help you.

Drip Coffee (8oz)	95mg
Instant Coffee (8oz)	85mg
Decaf Coffee (8oz)	3mg
Espresso (1oz)	40mg
Coffee Ice Cream (1 cup)	50mg
Brewed Tea (8oz)	50mg
Instant Tea (8oz)	28mg
Iced Tea (8oz)	25mg
Snapple Tea	42mg
Cocoa (8oz)	6mg
Chocolate Milk (8oz)	5mg
Chocolate Bar	10mg
Mountain Dew	56mg
Diet Coke	47mg
Coke	35mg
Pepsi	38mg
Barq’s Root Beer	23mg
NoDoz Max Strength	200mg
NoDoz Regular Strength	100mg

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Can I just get crumpets?

I miss the water cooler.

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Found in China.

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Historical Events for 16th December 2015

1598 – Seven Year War: Battle of Noryang Point – The final battle of the Seven Year War is fought between the Korean and Japanese navies, resulting in a decisive Korean victory.
1659 – General Monck demands free parliamentary election in Scotland
1850 – Ships the Charlotte-Jane and the Randolph bring the first of the Canterbury Pilgrims to Lyttelton, New Zealand
1905 – “Variety” covering all phases of show business, 1st published
1924 – Noel Coward’s “Vortex” premieres in London
1962 – David Lean’s film “Lawrence of Arabia”, based on life of T. E. Lawrence premieres, starring Peter O’Toole (Best Picture 1963)
1967 – Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Phila 76ers scores 68 points vs Chicago
1979 – 4 British Army soldiers are killed by a PIRA landmine near Dungannon, County Tyrone. Another British Army soldier was killed by a PIRA landmine near Forkill, County Armagh
1983 – Riverside, California; judge denies cerebral palsy victim Elizabeth Bouviato request to starve herself to death in a county hospital
1998 – Iraq disarmament crisis: Operation Desert Fox – the United States and United Kingdom bomb targets in Iraq.

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