Wednesday, 21 May 2014

Child beauty pageants are illegal in France…

Child beauty pageants are illegal in France, and punishable with up to 2 years in prison.






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The world’s first licensed armless pilot…

Jessica_Cox_Speaker_cropped The world’s first licensed armless pilot is also the first armless black-belt.






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In Liechtenstein’s last military engagement they sent 80 men…

In Liechtenstein’s last military engagement they sent 80 men and returned with 81 as they had made a friend.






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SS Leader Heinrich Himmler frequently carried out occult rituals…

SS Leader Heinrich Himmler frequently carried out occult rituals in an ancient German castle, and may have believed he was the reincarnation of Germany’s first king.






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C-4 plastic explosive is so chemically stable it…

C-4 plastic explosive is so chemically stable it can be shot, microwaved, or even set on fire without exploding. Soldiers in Vietnam would sometimes use it for cooking fires, and, supposedly, would eat small amounts to fake illness.






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Menstrual pads have been mentioned as early as the 10th century…

Menstrual pads have been mentioned as early as the 10th century, in the Suda, where Hypatia, who lived in the 4th century AD, was said to have thrown one of her used menstrual rags at an admirer in an attempt to discourage him.






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Tuesday, 20 May 2014

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (May 21, 2014)

The President Hid in the Sentence



The U.S. Presidents made some horrible political decisions. They decided to hide from the mob coming after them by hiding in these five sentences. You are hired as a private sleuth to find each of them. Can you find their last names in these five sentences?



1. Ice pops taste the best on hot afternoons.

2. The weird dictator said that he would build magenta dams.

3. The man told his mother that he wouldn't be home for dinner.

4. I have to fill more of the holes our dog dug in the yard.

5. I was going to take the bus home, but I missed it.





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