In his midget season, 10 year old Wayne Gretzky tallied 378 goals and 139 assists in just 85 games. That is 4.4 goals, and 1.6 assists per game.
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Sunday, 15 February 2015
Researchers in Tokyo have developed a mirror that tweaks the viewer’s reflection…
Researchers in Tokyo have developed a mirror that tweaks the viewer’s reflection in real-time to make it look like they’re smiling. The projected application for this tech is for use in shopping mall bathrooms, in hopes that happier shoppers will buy more.
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The idea of having the Olympic torch run from ancient Olympia…
The idea of having the Olympic torch run from ancient Olympia to the host country was invented by the Nazis for the 1936 Berlin Summer Games.
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Brain Teaser 2/15/2015
Find the picture that follows logically from the diagrams to the right.
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Today in History for 15th February 2015
Historical Events
1563 - Russian troops occupy Polotsk Lithuania
1900 - General French relieves Kimberley/Cecil Rhodes
1917 - SF Public Library (Main Branch at Civic center) dedicated
1944 - 891 British bombers attack Berlin
1991 - Daily market volatility as Hussein mentions withdrawal, but Bush calls his offer a "cruel hoax"
1998 - Daytona 500 race
Famous Birthdays
1913 - Willy Vandersteen, Belgian cartoonist (Suske and Wiske)
1920 - Richard O'Brien, CEO (Manpower Services Commission)
1948 - Ron "Penguin" Cey, Tacoma, Washington, American MLB 3rd baseman (LA Dodgers)
1949 - George Howard, 13th Earl of Carlisle, English hereditary peer
1979 - Kaj-Erik Eriksen, actor (Quarantine)
1979 - Josh Low, English footballer
Famous Deaths
1864 - Israel Zangwill, writer/Zionist/philanthropist, dies
1928 - Herbert Henry Asquith, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (L, 1908-16) dies at 75
1939 - Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Russian painter (b. 1878)
1990 - Henry Brandon, actor (Assault on Precinct 13), dies at 77
1992 - William H Schuman, US composer (Pulitzer)/Pres of Julliard, dies at 81
1996 - Tommy Rettig, actor (Lassie)/computer programmer (Clipper), dies at 54
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Saturday, 14 February 2015
Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Feb 15, 2015)
Compounds III
By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words.
Example: MIOMST
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_ _ _ E
Answer: SOMETIME
1. TGEFRNP
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_ I _ _ _ _
2. MHESW
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_ O _ _
3. SHECUN
_ _ T
_ _ _ _ T
4. ETOLDEIPE
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N _ _ _ _ _
5. EFDSER
_ I _ _
_ I _ _
6. WETRBYSA
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7. KLSETENTR
_ _ A _ _
_ A _ _ _ _
8. NKIVWGEEBST
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9. HEATOTCB
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By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words.
Example: MIOMST
_ _ _ E
_ _ _ E
Answer: SOMETIME
1. TGEFRNP
_ I _
_ I _ _ _ _
2. MHESW
_ O _
_ O _ _
3. SHECUN
_ _ T
_ _ _ _ T
4. ETOLDEIPE
_ _ _ N _
N _ _ _ _ _
5. EFDSER
_ I _ _
_ I _ _
6. WETRBYSA
_ _ R _ _
_ _ R _ _
7. KLSETENTR
_ _ A _ _
_ A _ _ _ _
8. NKIVWGEEBST
_ A _ _ _ _
_ _ A _ _ _ _
9. HEATOTCB
_ L _ _ _
_ _ _ L _
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In 1945, a B-25 bomber pilot crashed into the Empire State Building…
In 1945, a B-25 bomber pilot crashed into the Empire State Building’s elevator shaft, snapping the cable. By the time the carriage reached the bottom, a thousand feet of cable had piled up beneath it acting like a spring, which allowed the lone occupant in the car to escape injured but alive.
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