The Chinese government “encouraged” the country’s tallest female basketball player to marry the country’s tallest man. Their child was Yao Ming.
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Sunday, 19 October 2014
Stalin tried to kill Yugoslavian leader Tito…
Stalin tried to kill Yugoslavian leader Tito 22 times. Tito then wrote a letter in reply saying: “Stop sending people to kill me. If you don’t stop sending killers, I’ll send one to Moscow, and I won’t have to send a second.”
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In 1998 Sean Penn was taken hostage in a police…
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In a brain scan, feelings of being in love…
In a brain scan, feelings of being in love and being on cocaine look almost identical.
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We are still making scientific discoveries…
We are still making scientific discoveries about water because it is so bizarre. Water ice has 15 different phases, and there is now a strange, “quasicrystal” form when the ice is only 2 molecule layers thick.
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Today in History for 19th October 2014
Historical Events
1888 - Moshav Gederah is attacked by Arabs
1917 - Love Field in Dallas, Texas is opened.
1954 - Egypt and Great Britain sign treaty; British troops departs
1969 - Oakland Darryle Lamonica passes for 6 touchdowns vs Buffalo (50-21)
1974 - Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers in Portland (next win 6-1-90)
1983 - Phila Flyers begin 13 NHL game win streak
Famous Birthdays
1932 - Robert Reed, Highland Park Ill, actor (Mike-Brady Bunch, Nurse)
1942 - Andrew Vachss, American author and attorney
1943 - Robin Greville Holloway, composer
1947 - Wilbert Hart, US singer (Four Gents, Delfonics-Didn't I)
1965 - Brad Daugherty, NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers)
1979 - Randy Spelling, Los Angeles California, (Sean Richards-Sunset Beach)
Famous Deaths
1888 - Amaat Vyncke, Flemish missionary/founder (Flemish Wind), dies at 38
1964 - Maurice Gosfield, actor (Doberman-Phil Silvers Show), dies at 51
1994 - Oldrich Cernik, Czechoslovakia premier (1968-70), dies at 72
2004 - Elliott Smith, American Singer Songwriter(b. 1969)
2012 - Fiorenzo Magni, Italian professional road racing cyclist, dies from an aneurysm at 91
2013 - Noel Harrison, British singer and actor, dies from a heart attack at 79
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Saturday, 18 October 2014
Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Oct 19, 2014)
What Am I?
You have no control over me,
I am not real, though sometimes you believe me,
I come back every night, but am often forgotten,
Though left alone, I will never become rotten,
Sometimes I remind you of things yet to come,
Sometimes, watching me, you do things you've never done,
I rarely ever turn out to be true,
Now I am done with this riddle for you.
What am I?
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You have no control over me,
I am not real, though sometimes you believe me,
I come back every night, but am often forgotten,
Though left alone, I will never become rotten,
Sometimes I remind you of things yet to come,
Sometimes, watching me, you do things you've never done,
I rarely ever turn out to be true,
Now I am done with this riddle for you.
What am I?
Check Braingle.com for the answer.
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