Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Feb 09, 2015)

Mysterious Liquid



Zona, the nutty professor, gathered the class one day for an experiment. Zona began, "I have in my hands a rock and a piece of wood. I am going to place them in this beaker of mysterious liquid, and you may observe what happens." Surprisingly, the rock floated and the wood sank! He turned to the class and said, "My question is: What is this mysterious liquid in the beaker?"



Do you know the answer?





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There was a guy named John Titor who was supposedly a time traveler from the year of 2036…

There was a guy named John Titor who was supposedly a time traveler from the year of 2036. He said that in his timeline in the year of 2015 there will be World War III. Also someone patented his time machine sketches.

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In studies where random Monopoly players were given twice the money as…

In studies where random Monopoly players were given twice the money as their opponents, they began to act rudely towards other players and argued that they used strategy and skill to achieve victory.

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Brain Teaser 2/8/2015

Which of the following sentences given below means approximately the same as the proverb: "Don't count your chickens until they are hatched?"



1."Some eggs have double yolks, so you can't really count eggs and chickens."

2."You can't walk around the henhouse to count the eggs because it will disturb the hens and they won't lay eggs"

3."It is not really sensible to rely on something that has not yet happened and may not ever happen"

4."Since eggs break so easily, you may not be accurate in your count of future chickens."

Solution

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Today in History for 8th February 2015

Historical Events

1837 - 1st VP chosen by Senate, Richard Johnson (Van Buren admin)

1862 - Battle of Roanoke Island NC, Federals gain control of Pamlico Sound

1957 - SF Public Library's bookmobile initiated in front of City Hall

1973 - Senate names 7 members to investigate Watergate scandal

1981 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton

1992 - "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred peaks at #1

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Famous Birthdays

1811 - Edwin Denison Morgan, Sect of War (Confederacy), (d. 1883)

1888 - Matthijs Vermeulen, Dutch composer/music critic

1963 - Raleigh MCkenzie, NFL center/guard (Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers)

1970 - John Filan, Australian footballer

1973 - Andreas Gliatis, soccer player (NEC)

1977 - Barry Hall, Australian rules footballer

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Famous Deaths

1909 - Edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80

1937 - Scato Gocko de Vries, Dutch paleographer/librarian, dies at 75

1961 - William Duncan, actor (Hopalong Rides Again), dies at 81

1974 - Fritz Zwicky, Swiss/US astronomer (supernova, dark matter), dies at 75

1993 - N. Shanmugathasan, Sri Lankan communist leader

1997 - Roy George Elroy Josephs, jazz dance teacher, dies at 57

More Famous Deaths »

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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Feb 08, 2015)

Fill 'Er Up



Insert the word from group B into the empty spaces in group A.



1. Ta__ __ __ __ry

2. K__ __ __ __en

3. D__ __ __ __le

4. S__ __ __ __et

5. T__ __ __ __t



Group B



A. Herb

B. Itch

C. Able

D. Pest

E. Wind





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Plane Escaping A Billboard Optical Illusion

Hi everyone and welcome to Saturday! It’s a beautiful day, and seems as though the weather is freezing cold in some places, but almost spring-like in others. So, how many of you are planning a trip soon? When you all do travel, what is your preferred method? Do you all like to take a train, ride in the bus, or do you prefer to fly? Now flying can be a lot of fun, but lately, the headlines have not been very encouraging with a lot of planes that are disappearing or crashing! Speaking of airplanes, check out today’s optical illusion that involves a plane that looks like it is escaping the billboard it was placed into!

Do you all want to see an interesting optical illusion that is actually someone painted to look like scenery? Check out this hidden woman optical illusion! Believe it or not, this woman is a living work of art, and frankly, it is amazing because she blends in really well with the background, and it is almost really hard to see her. Do you all have a favorite part of this painted lady? Well we know today is the beginning of the weekend, and have a great time no matter what you end up doing!

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