Even though he was teenager during the Great Depression…

Even though he was teenager during the Great Depression of the 1930s, John F. Kennedy said in an interview with TIME that he “didn’t really learn about the depression until [he] read about it at Harvard.”

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In ancient Rome, after a person pooped…

In ancient Rome, after a person pooped, a communal sponge was used to wipe. The sponge was then rinsed in a bucket of salt water before being used by the next person.

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When his boat sank off the Jamaican coast, Chris Blackwell…

When his boat sank off the Jamaican coast, Chris Blackwell – the producer who first discovered Bob Marley – was found near-death by some Rasta fishermen. They nursed him back to full health, forming a bond with their culture that became the basis for his famous investment in the island’s music.

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The famous Swedish Ice Hotel, built every year out of giant…

The famous Swedish Ice Hotel, built every year out of giant chunks of ice from the Torne River, is now required by the Boverket National Housing Board to include fire alarms, despite being made entirely out of frozen water.

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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (May 27, 2014)

The Vowel-less Knights #2



If you have played Might and Magic (a computer game), then you have encountered the Vowel-less Knights, a strange group who speak without vowels. It is up to you to decipher what they are saying. In their tradition then, what are the following sayings?



1) shll rtrn.



2) Th sht hrd rnd th wrld.



3) Cm p nd s m smtm.





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Brain Teaser 5/26/2014

A boy leaves home in the morning to go to school. At the moment he leaves, the house he looks at the clock in the mirror. The clock has no number indication, and for this reason the boy makes a mistake in interpreting the time [mirror-image]. Just assuming the clock must be out of order, the boy cycles to school, where he arrives after twenty minutes. At that moment, the clock at school shows a time that is two and a half hours later than the time that the boy saw on the clock at home.

At what time did he reach school?

Solution

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Don’t Look Down Optical Illusion

How did all of you enjoy Memorial Day? I hope all of you spent the weekend with the ones that you care about and that you had an amazing and fun time. I personally decided to hang out with some friends and family members for Memorial Day and I had an amazing time. Plus, you simply couldn’t ask for better weather. As a matter of fact, I bet a lot of you are reading this post from the comfort of your own home, because I know a lot of you probably didn’t even have to work today. If that’s the case, I hope you’ll allow me to provide you with a little bit of entertainment on your day off with today’s optical illusion.

The illusion below was submitted once again by another Facebook user. As always, I give my thanks for the person who sent this in, because it definitely helps me out when I’m trying to find new content for the website. This optical illusion is an amazing piece of artwork. Check it out below and I guarantee that you’ll like it.

This is just an absolutely amazing piece of artwork, in my opinion. Also, it looks like these kids are having a blast interacting with it.

Want to see another fun optical illusion? Let’s see if you can spot the hidden owl in this picture.

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