The 31 Most Florida Things That Ever Happened

I accidentally touched my car’s steering wheel at 3 p.m. and now I have to go to the hospital.

This DIY license plate:

Level of Florida-ness: Waiting for a flock of ducks to move so you can park your car at Walmart.

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This roundup of daily stories:

Level of Florida-ness: Eating a man's face while high on bath salts.

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Level of Florida-ness: Hurricane days.

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This gator crossing:

Level of Florida-ness: Wearing flip-flops to school.

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The Soviets gave a space dog’s puppy to Caroline Kennedy during the Cold War!

The Soviets gave a space dog’s puppy to Caroline Kennedy during the Cold War!

During the great space race between the Soviets and the United States (which the US of course won by putting the first man on the moon), the Soviets tested the safety of their ships by using man's best friends.

They would send dogs into space to make sure that it was safe for humans. They launched around 50 dogs into space.

Most of the dogs survived although some did not due to equipment failure. One dog, Strelka, spent one day in space before returning to Earth.

She went on to have six puppies. One of those puppies, Pushinka ("Fluffy") was given to John F. Kennedy's daughter, Caroline.

Pushinka then had puppies with the Kennedy's dog, Charlie. JFK called these four puppies "pupniks" after the famed Russian satellite Sputnik.

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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Nov 06, 2013)

Word Combinations



In each group below, I have listed four (4) unrelated words. Your job is to try and find a word that can either precede or follow each word in each group.



Example:



1. picture, inner, top, test



Answer: picture TUBE, inner TUBE, TUBE top, test TUBE.



1. ankle, puppet, wind, away



2. draft, hall, belly, root



3. alphabet, bowl, spoon, kitchen



4. upright, wire, grand, tuner





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Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Nov 06, 2013)

Cartoon Character Quotes and Catch Phrases III

Can you guess the characters these quotes were said by or the catch phrases they are known for? For some, this will bring back fond memories. For others, lots of funny quotes and catch phrases are waiting for you here. I'll give you the quote or the catch phrase. Can you pick the correct character from the multiple choice answers? Have fun and good luck!



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Vocabulary : Prepositions

A preposition links together an object with a phrase to act as an adjective or adverb. For example, in the sentence "She eats a jar of olives," the preposition is "of" and the object is "olives". Together they form the prepositional phrase "of olives," which acts as an adjective, modifying the noun "jar".



The prepositional phrase can also act as an adverb and modify a verb. For example, "The jar is on the table." In this case, the prepositional phrase "on the table" is modifying the verb "is".



Some of the most common prepositions include: about, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, but, by, despite, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, into, like, near, of, off, on, onto, out, outside, over, past, since, through, throughout, till, to, toward, under, underneath, until, up, upon, with, within and without.

Creativity : Work Hard, Play Hard

Many famous thinkers got their bright ideas while they were relaxing and not thinking about the problem. Archimedes got his sudden flash of genius while taking a bath and Darwin figured out evolution while driving down the road. These flashes of insight happen because the unconscious mind continues to process information in the background while you are doing other things. If your subconscious figures something out, it will seem like the idea came out of nowhere.



One way to encourage this is to periodically review your notebook to remind your subconscious mind about some of your recorded ideas. Then give your conscious mind a break from concentrating on the topic and do some novel and interesting activities. When you do this, it gives your subconsciousness a chance to freely explore the idea without the constraints that you impose upon your conscious thinking.

Memory : Tip of the Tongue

Everyone has had the experience where you have something on the tip of your tongue, but you can't remember it. One way to try to recall the information is to think around it. Another way is to stop thinking about it and let your unconscious mind process it for a while. Sometimes the fact will jump into your mind the moment after you stop thinking about it. Normally, once you remember the fact, it seems obvious and you can hardly imagine why you couldn't remember it in the first place.



This proves a few facts about memory. First, it shows that memory is not all or none. In other words, sometimes you can recall a partial or incomplete memory. Second, just because the information is in your mind doesn't mean you can recall it whenever you want. Organizational problems sometimes prevent recall for information that exists.