Today's Daily Brain Teaser (May 07, 2014)

Largest Pair



What is the longest pair of English words that are pronounced exactly the same but share no letter in common?





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How to Give Flowers to a Girl Optical Illusion

Today is just one of those days where I sit here at the computer, but it doesn’t feel like I’m completely awake just yet. It doesn’t matter how many cups of coffee I have, because I still feel like I’m sitting here trying to stay awake. I think I might need to get myself some stronger coffee. Does anyone have any recommended brands that they suggest that I try? Right now I’m drinking Gevalia coffee, which tastes great, but it may be time for something different. Has anyone tried the Starbucks line of coffee? I can’t help but wonder if that stuff is any good.

Have you ever wanted to give your girlfriend some flowers, but you really wanted to surprise her, but you were struggling up with ways on how to do it? Well, I may have the perfect solution for you. This guy gives his girlfriend some flowers in a very creative way. I bet this girl especially loved the picture he presented her with after he gave her the flowers. Are you ready to see what he did? If so, scroll down and check it out.

I guarantee you that this guy was the recipient of a lot of hugs and kisses after he showed the girl the picture he took, which shows off the full effect of what he had done.

Want to see another cool optical illusion? Can you tell me where the third is?

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Today in History for 6th May 2014

Historical Events

1889 - Universal Exposition opens in Paris, Eiffel Tower completed

1933 - Italy and USSR sign trade agreement

1935 - British King George and Queen Mary celebrates silver jubilee

1944 - KJR-AM in Seattle Wash swaps calls with KOMO

1948 - "Sally" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 36 performances

1953 - Brown's Bobo Holloman 1st major league start, no-hits Phila A's, 6-0

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Famous Birthdays

1869 - Joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian/archivist

1880 - Baron W Edmund, Archangel and Ironside, British fieldmarshal

1926 - Marguerite Piazza, New Orleans LA, operatic soprano (Young Broadway), (d. 2012)

1946 - Jim Ramstad, (Rep-R-Minnesota)

1948 - Richard Cox, NYC, actor (Mark-Executive Suite)

1977 - Shannon Shakespeare, Mission BC, 100m swimmer (Olympics-96)

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Famous Deaths

1950 - Agnes Smedley, writer, dies

1952 - Maria Montessori, Italian physician/educationist, dies at 81

1971 - Helene Weigel, Austrian/German actress (Metropolis), dies at 70

1973 - Ernest MacMillan, composer, dies at 79

2006 - Lillian Asplund, last American RMS Titanic survivor (b. 1906)

2013 - Giulio Andreotti, Italian Prime Minister, dies at 94

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Brain Teaser 5/6/2014

Sabrina gave Samantha as many dollars as Samantha started out with. Samantha then gave Sabrina back as much as Sabrina had left. Sabrina then gave Samantha as back as many dollars as Samantha had left, which left Sabrina broke and gave Samantha a total of $80.00. How much did Sabrina and Samantha have at the beginning of their exchange?

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Edible Gifts - You name it, Find It Here

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Antonio La Cava, a retired Italian schoolteacher, decided that after…

Antonio La Cava, a retired Italian schoolteacher, decided that after 42 years of teaching, he could do even more to spread the love of reading to children. So in 2003, he bought a used Ape motorbike and modified it to create a portable library that houses 700 books. He’s been traveling in the Bibliomotocarro ever since.

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