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Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Brain Teaser 2/17/2015

1. Four cars come to a four way stop, all coming from a different direction. They can't decide who got there first, so they all go forward at the same time. They do not crash into each other, but all four cars go. How is this possible?

2. A family gathering consists of father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, cousin, nephew, niece, uncle and aunt. But there are only two men and two women present. They have a common ancestor, and there has been no consanguine marriage. Explain how this is possible.

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Today in History for 17th February 2015

Historical Events

1926 - Avalanche buries 75 in Sap Gulch Bingham Utah, 40 die

1933 - US Senate accept Blaine Act: ending prohibition

1954 - WAST (now WNYT) TV channel 13 in Albany-Troy, NY (NBC) 1st broadcast

1962 - Beach Boys introduced a new musical style with their hit "Surfin"

1989 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR

1995 - Tiger Manager Sparky Anderson takes unpaid leave due to baseball strike

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Famous Birthdays

1824 - William Farrar "Baldy" Smith, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), (d. 1903)

1906 - Galo Plaza Lasso, pres of Ecuador (1948-52), head of OAS (1968-75)

1914 - Arthur Kennedy, Worcester Mass, actor (Fantastic Voyage, Peyton Place)

1935 - Christina Pickles, UK-born American actress

1946 - Andre Dussollier, Annecy France, actor (3 Men and a Cradle)

1966 - Ioannis Kalitzakis, Greek footballer

More Famous Birthdays »

Famous Deaths

956 - Hugo the Great, earl of Paris/duke of Francia, dies at about 55

1827 - Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss educator, dies at 81

1977 - Janani Luwum, Ugandan Archbishop (b. 1922)

1986 - Paul Stewart, actor (Opening Night, In Cold Blood, Window), dies

1990 - Hap Day, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (b. 1901)

1990 - Marc Clement, actor (Career Opportunities, Sluggers Wife), dies

More Famous Deaths »

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Monday, 16 February 2015

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Feb 17, 2015)

Rivalry

What classic western phrase is represented by this?

TtHhIeSbToOtWhNof us

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Police in west Germany located a man who had a warrant for unpaid fines…

Police in west Germany located a man who had a warrant for unpaid fines. They confronted him just as his slot machine struck a jackpot, and he avoided jail time by paying his fine on the spot.

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Brain Teaser 2/16/2015

Professor Hamilton was visiting his sister, when his young nephew, Theery, showed him a list of all the American Presidents in order. As Hamilton looked at the list he mentioned to Theery that, of the first five American Presidents, (George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe) three died on July 4th, America's Independence Day. Theery looked at the list and said, "I bet that one of the three was James Monroe." Hamilton was surprised that Theery knew this. Since Theery had no knowledge of how or when James Monroe died. How could he have been so sure he was one of them?

Solution

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Rockin’ Robot

Photo courtesy of Jim Scott.

From the Japanese anime “Tokusou Sentai Dekarange”.

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