Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Apr 13, 2014)

Hand Shakes



There are ten people in a house. Everybody wants to make a hand shake with only people shorter than themselves. Assume everybody is different in height. How many hand shakes are made?





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During the Invasion of Normandy, Scottish Bagpiper, Bill Millin…

During the Invasion of Normandy, Scottish Bagpiper, Bill Millin, contrary to British Command, in the thick of battle, marched up & down the beach playing his Pipes. When his unit captured German snipers, they asked why Millin wasn’t shot. They said they didn’t shoot because he was clearly insane.

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Meth was invented in Japan…

Meth was invented in Japan. At first it was used to curb hunger and energize Japanese citizens. Later It was given to Kamikaze pilots, soldiers and wartime factory workers. It is now controlled and distributed by the Yakuza.

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A Brooklyn businessman ­sued the credit-reporting…

A Brooklyn businessman ­sued the credit-reporting agency Equifax for falsely reporting him as having no financial history ­because their system rejected his first name — God.

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In 1970 cannabis was placed in Schedule-1 category…

In 1970 cannabis was placed in Schedule-1 category of controlled drugs “Temporarily” while the Nixon Administration awaited the Shafer Report, which ended up calling for the immediate end to cannabis prohibition.

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A 61-Year Old Potato farmer won a 544…

A 61-Year old potato farmer won a 544 Ultramarathon because he continued to run whilst the other competitors slept.

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The walls of the house in The Addams Family were actually…

The walls of the house in The Addams Family were actually a bright pink. This is because, on black and white film, pastel colors like green and pink showed up as a light, dingy shades of gray.

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