Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Feb 27, 2015)

Anagram Riddle 8



I am a set of three words, all with the same six letters.

First I am a kingdom, though not royally so.

Then spell me backwards, and I become a thin plate.

Now rearrange my consonants, leaving my vowels in place ...

I am now a type of paper.



What are the words?





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Brain Teaser 2/26/2015

DO YOU KNOW???



1. What do you call the covering on the end of a shoelace?

2. What does ZIP in ZIP code stand for?

3. Do fingerprints have a function?

4. Is an airplane's black box actually black?

5. What does Ouija in Ouija board mean?

6. Who insures the FDIC?

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Three people in a flight simulator died after a real plane crashed into the building.

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A 14 year old boy broke into Queen Victoria’s Buckingham Palace while disguised as a chimney sweep then ran off with her underwear.

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Today in History for 26th February 2015

Historical Events

1914 - New York Museum of Science and Industry incorporated

1980 - R Hadlee scores Test Cricket century v Roberts, Garner, Holding, Croft

1984 - Last US marines in multinational peacekeeping force in Lebanon left Beirut

1991 - Bill Veeck and Tony Lazzeri elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

1998 - Oprah Winfrey found not guilty in beef defamation trial brought by Texas cattlemen

2004 - The United States lifts a ban on travel to Libya, ending travel restrictions to the nation that had lasted for 23 years.

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Famous Birthdays

1587 - Stefano Landi, Italian composer (d. 1639)

1866 - Herbert Henry Dow, pioneer in US chemical industry (Dow Chemical)

1922 - Margaret Leighton, actress (Astonished Heart), born in Birmingham, England

1926 - Cynthia Stone, Peoria Ill, actress (That Wonderful Guy, Ad Libbers)

1936 - Manmohan Desai, filmmaker

1978 - John Tartaglia, Broadway performer and "Muppeteer"

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Famous Deaths

1815 - Prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (b. 1737)

1933 - Antonio Nicolau, Spanish composer/conductor, dies at 74

1954 - William R Inge, English theologist/philosopher, dies at 93

1981 - Howard Hanson, US composer/conductor (Nordic), dies at 84

1991 - Slim Gaillard [Bulee], American Jazz singer/songwriter, dies at 75

1993 - Fletcher Knebel, author (7 Days in May), commits suicide at 81

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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Feb 26, 2015)

Growing Down



What grows down while it grows up?





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Two Planes Touching Noses Optical Illusion

Hello everyone and welcome to Wednesday, which is also known as Hump Day. We know that you all are doing well in terms of your work, and you have officially made it to the halfway point of the week. We know you all are getting tired, but you are doing well and we know you can make it to Friday. How many of you have heard a jet going overhead, and you all looked up to see it? Have you ever been to an air show to see more than one jet flying through the air? Take a look at today’s optical illusion, and you will be shocked because it looks like these two planes are about to not only touch noses, but also crash into one another! However, believe it or not, the two planes are not hitting, but it sure does look like it right?

So, ready to see another cool optical illusion involving a hidden person? Check out this wall covered with flowers wallpaper. Do you all see a lady hidden in the wall? Camouflage can be a lot of fun, and this lady hiding in plain sight really shows just how well someone can blend into their surroundings just like a chameleon! Happy Hump Day everyone and have a nice day!

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