Tuesday, 26 May 2015

For nearly a century, the French have prohibited entry into an area of more than 460…

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Battelfield_Verdun_smallFor nearly a century, the French have prohibited entry into an area of more than 460 square miles because there is an almost impossible amount of ammunition and dead bodies to recover from the battlefield’s of World War One. The area is called “Zone Rouge”, and much of it is still off limits.

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Ontario, a province in Canada has a apology act…

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Ontario, a province in Canada has a apology act– “apologies do not constitute an admission of fault.”

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Robert Downey Jr. was nominated for an Oscar for his role as Kirk Lazarus…

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Robert Downey Jr. was nominated for an Oscar for his role as Kirk Lazarus in Tropic Thunder — the character he plays is an overly pretentious method actor who only takes roles that will potentially win Oscars.

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There has been a very real problem in Northern Canada for decades…

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There has been a very real problem in Northern Canada for decades. Native hitchhikers, mostly women, tend to go missing without explanation along a 800km stretch of road known as the Highway of Tears. Many think it is caused predominantly by 1-2 unknown serial killers.

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Dios Shoes

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Photo courtesy of Kimberly Blodgett.
Found in Shanghai, China.

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Historical Events for 26th May 2015

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1781 – Bank of North America incorporates in Philadelphia
1904 – In two days of bitter fighting, the Japanese Army soundly defeats the Russians at Kinchan and captures the forts at Nanshan
1942 – Anglo-Soviet Treaty signed in London
1957 – Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Land of Sky Golf Open
1969 – Apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth
1972 – US President Nixon and Soviet leader Brezhnev sign SALT accord
1984 – US President President Ronald Reagan rules out US military intervention in Iran-Iraq war
1985 – Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic
1997 – Sammy Sosa (Cubs) and Tony Womack (Pirates) hit inside the park HRs
2002 – Indianapolis 500: Hélio Castroneves wins in 3:00:10.871 (267.954 km/h)

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Monday, 25 May 2015

Today’s Daily Brain Teaser (May 26, 2015)

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‘T’

I have T at my start,

I have T at my end.

I have T in my middle,

And it comes through my bend.

What am I?

Check Braingle.com for the answer.

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