Today in History for 6th March 2015

Historical Events

1930 - Clarence Birdseye develops a method for quick freezing food

1950 - Silly Putty invented

1974 - An Italian loses a record $1,920,000 at roulette in Monte Carlo

1985 - Enos Slaughter and Arky Vaughan are elected to baseball Hall of Fame

1988 - Julie Krone becomes winningest female jockey (1205 victories)

2000 - Long-time Boston Bruin defenseman Ray Bourque is traded to the Colorado Avalanche

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Famous Birthdays

1706 - George Pocock, British admiral (d. 1792)

1940 - Willie Stargell, outfielder/1st baseman (Pirates, 1971 NL HR leader)

1947 - Richard "Dick" Fosbury, Portland Oregon, high jumper (Olympics-gold-1968)

1951 - Gerrie Knetemann, Dutch cyclist (d. 2004)

1964 - Reniet Vrieze, rock singer/guitarist (Pilgrims-White Men)

1968 - Moira Kelly, actress (Cutting Edge)

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Famous Deaths

766 - Chrodegang, church reformer/bishop of Mainz, dies at about 50

1941 - John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum, sculptor (Mount Rushmore), dies at 73

1959 - Fred Stone, actor (Hideaway, Westerner), dies at 85

1969 - Nadya Rusheva, Russian painter (b. 1952)

1982 - Jan Lemaire, Dutch actor/writer (Beautiful Juultje), dies at 97

1997 - Cheddi B Jagan, dentist/founder PPP/Guyanese Premier (1953, 1957-64) dies

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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Mar 06, 2015)

Beauty, Power and Age



I come and I go, more than once in a day.

Yet I've always been here; for eons my stay.

A bearer of life, I bring fear and great dread;

A destroyer of old, millions by me are fed.

Artists and poets my presence inspires,

My moods, they are varied, my journey ne'er tires.

Once I was greater, but my time comes again.

Can you yet name me, my riddling friend?





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Brides normally stand on the left of the Groom at a wedding so that his sword…

Brides normally stand on the left of the Groom at a wedding so that his sword hand is free to defend against any other suitors.

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Researchers determined that ‘deer crossing’ warning signs do not prevent accidents.

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Brain Teaser 3/5/2015

1. An explorer undertakes to cross a desert with the help of porters. The length of the trail corresponds to 6 days walk. But the explorer, like each porter, can carry only 4 days food. How many porters does the explorer need? In fact, can he cross at all?



2. A worker is to perform work for you for seven straight days. In return for his work, you will pay him 1/7th of a bar of gold per day. The worker requires a daily payment of 1/7th of the bar of gold. What and where are the fewest number of cuts to the bar of gold that will allow you to pay him 1/7th each day?

Solution

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Today in History for 5th March 2015

Historical Events

1908 - 1st ascent of Mt Erebus, Antarctica

1943 - RAF bombs Essen Germany

1949 - Bradman plays his last innings in 1st-class cricket, gets 30

1960 - Elvis Presley ends 2-year hitch in US Army

1960 - Worlds Ladies' Figure Skating Champions in Vancouver won by Carol E Heiss (USA)

2014 - A survey by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights reports that about 1/3 of women in the European Union have experienced physical or sexual violence since the age of 15

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Famous Birthdays

1836 - Charles Goodnight, American cattle rancher (d. 1929)

1916 - Horace Ian Parrott, composer

1922 - Ebrahim Maka, Indian cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests 1952)

1930 - Del Crandall, American baseball player

1931 - Anthony Headges, composer

1952 - Alan Clark, keyboardist (Dire Straits-Sultans of Swing)

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Famous Deaths

1605 - Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69

1622 - Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (b. 1569)

1903 - George Francis Robert Henderson, British soldier (b. 1854)

1977 - Jansen Van Vuuren, Dutch volunteer safety marshall at the 1977 South African Grand Prix

1991 - Trijntje Jansma-Boskma, oldest person in Netherland, dies at 109

1999 - Richard Kiley, American actor (b. 1922)

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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Mar 05, 2015)

The Father of Algebra



Diophantus was a Greek mathematician who lived in the third century. He was one of the first mathematicians to use algebraic symbols.



Most of what is known about Diophantus's life comes from an algebraic riddle from around the early sixth century. The riddle states:



Diophantus's youth lasted one sixth of his life. He grew a beard after one twelfth more. After one seventh more of his life, he married. 5 years later, he and his wife had a son. The son lived exactly one half as long as his father, and Diophantus died four years after his son.



How many years did Diophantus live?





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