The President of France in 1920 was completely mad. He greeted the British ambassador wearing nothing but his official decorations and once walked out of a state meeting and jumped in a lake fully clothed.
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Friday, 18 April 2014
Bring us your Bizarre!
Join Edward Meyer, VP Exhibits & Archives at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Panama City Beach, Florida on April 25th & 26th for the Bizarre Buying Bazaar!
Ripley’s is touring the land searching for the best bizarre items. Search your attics, homes, garages, cars, and collections to see if you have a hidden treasure!
Are you a creative artisan? Bring us your most UNBELIEVABLE creation!
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The Weirdest Easters
Open Your Windows
Easter Egg Trees
A 1760 Pound Easter Egg!
The Time Secret Service Dressed Up as Bunnies
Tapping Red Easter Eggs
The Giant Egg in Ukraine
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Toy Cars Optical Illusion
How are all of you out there doing on this lovely day? I certainly hope all are doing great and doing your best to enjoy the day. Today is known as “Good Friday,” and if you celebrate this holiday, I hope you have a great holiday. If not, I just hope you have a great day in general. Either way, we don’t judge people hare at MoIllusions for their beliefs. We just hope you have a great day. Also, it’s the start of the weekend, so I certainly hope you have some amazing plans for this weekend, because it looks like the weather is going to be great where I’m at. Therefore, I’m definitely going outside and enjoying the weather.
Below, I have an amazing optical illusion that was submitted to me from one of the viewers from this site. It looks like this guy is having so much fun in this picture and I definitely give him bonus points for creativity on this one. This is just one of those illusions that reminds us that illusions are always around us and we can all create them.
Wow, this illusion just puts a smile on my face every time I see it.
Do you want to have a look at another illusion that’s just cool to look at? Check out this Fake Tree Vortex Optical Illusion.
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Today in History for 18th April 2014
Historical Events
1838 - Wilkes' expedition to South Pole sails
1929 - Palace for People's industry in Amsterdam devastated by fire
1944 - Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins' ballet premieres in NYC
1955 - 1st "Walk"/"Don't Walk" lighted street signals installed
1988 - 17th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:24:30
1996 - "Funny Thing Happened" opens at St James Theater NYC for 715 perfs
Famous Birthdays
1819 - Franz von Suppé, Austrian composer (d. 1895)
1958 - Bernadette Robi, model/ex-wife of football player Lynn Swann
1966 - Trine Hattestad, Norwegian athlete
1967 - Marcel Valk, soccer player (RKC, Go Ahead Eagles)
1970 - Greg Eklund, American musician
1976 - Fayray, Japanese singer
Famous Deaths
1898 - Gustave Moureau, painter, dies
1936 - Seaborn M Denson, composer, dies at 82
1940 - Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher, historian, dies
1945 - John Ambrose Fleming, electrical engineer, dies
1990 - Robert D Webb, director/actor (Love Me Tender, Jackals), dies at 87
1996 - Michael Leander Farr, record producer, dies at 55
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Brain Teaser 4/18/2014
You are working out some estimates for your boss. You can come up with a very good package for your nice little widgets, but the packaging may be too expensive. The cost of the widget and the packaging is $1.10, and the widget is $1.00 more than the package. How much will you have to tell your boss that the package for each widget will cost?
Solution
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WINE: Shop wines from California, Washington, Oregon, New York, Texas and more; plus, find international wines and wines with a 90+ professional rating.
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WINE: Shop wines from California, Washington, Oregon, New York, Texas and more; plus, find international wines and wines with a 90+ professional rating.
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Thursday, 17 April 2014
Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Apr 18, 2014)
Back in Forth 20
Based on the clue in parentheses, find a four-letter word that can be inserted backwards into the blank to complete a longer word.
Example: di____ve (a defeat)
Answer: dissolve ("A defeat" gives you LOSS, which is placed backwards in the blank: di_SSOL_ve.)
1. ey____es (stood up)
2. li____er (open meshed fabrics)
3. r____ant (body part)
4. for____b (distance)
Check Braingle.com for the answer.
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Based on the clue in parentheses, find a four-letter word that can be inserted backwards into the blank to complete a longer word.
Example: di____ve (a defeat)
Answer: dissolve ("A defeat" gives you LOSS, which is placed backwards in the blank: di_SSOL_ve.)
1. ey____es (stood up)
2. li____er (open meshed fabrics)
3. r____ant (body part)
4. for____b (distance)
Check Braingle.com for the answer.
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