Brain Teaser 11/5/2014

1. An old lady left $33,333 to be divided equally among two fathers and two sons and each was to receive $11,111.

How was this possible?



2. There is one in a minute and two in a moment, but only one in a million years. What is it?

Solution

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Today in History for 5th November 2014

Historical Events

1846 - Robert Schumann's 2nd Symphony in C premieres

1912 - Woodrow Wilson (D) defeats Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) and President Taft (R)

1916 - Emperors Wilhelm II (Germany) and Franz Jozef I (Austria-Hungary) establish the kingdom of Poland

1956 - Dutch Communist Party office of Felix Meritis seized

1975 - British government sends troops to Belize

1985 - "News" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 4 performances

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Famous Birthdays

1832 - William Woods Averell, Major General (Union Army), died in 1900

1854 - Alphonse Desjardins, founder of the Caisses populaires Desjardins (d. 1920)

1885 - Will Durant, US, author/historian (Story of Civilization)

1905 - Joel McCrea, South Pasadena California, actor (Marshal-Wichita Town)

1951 - Stuart Havelock Hollingdale, anthropologist

1972 - Tracy Greene, NFL tight end (Pittsburgh Steelers)

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Famous Deaths

1737 - Johan W van Ripperda, Dutch diplomat/baron/duke, dies at 55

1942 - George M Cohan, father of musical comedy, dies of cancer at 64

1964 - Alexander Uriah Boskovich, composer, dies at 57

1971 - Sam Jones, baseball player (b. 1925)

1995 - Laura Weber, TV Host, dies at 70

2012 - Elliott Carter, American composer, dies from natural causes at 103

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NASCAR rose in popularity in 1979 after the first nationally…

NASCAR rose in popularity in 1979 after the first nationally televised race ended with the leaders crashing on the last lap, and then proceeding to fight in the muddied infield grass. With only 3 channels, and much of the the East Coast snowed in, it quickly became nationally known.

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Many unlicensed dog sellers in China perform DIY plastic…

Many unlicensed dog sellers in China perform DIY plastic surgery on sickly runts to make them resemble expensive breeds. The dogs are given painkillers and stimulants to appear active and healthy before sale. Most die within seven days. Licensed sellers dub the unfortunate animals “week dogs.”

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In an early version of Little Red Riding Hood…

In an early version of Little Red Riding Hood, the heroine is asked to strip off articles of her clothing one at a time by the wolf and then join him in bed. She then escapes by claiming she needs to go to the bathroom.

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44 years ago today, 13 year-old “Genie”…

44 years ago today, 13 year-old “Genie” was discovered after 12 years of isolation by her father and had the mental capacity of a 13-month old child.

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