Tuesday, 19 July 2016
Monday, 18 July 2016
Today in History for 18th July 2016
Events 18th July 2016
Historical Events
1656 – -20] Battle at Warsaw: Swedish king Karel X Gustaafbeats Johan II Kasimir and occupies Warsaw
1814 – British capture Prairie du Chien (Wisc)
1926 – The South Africa author and journalist, Herman Charles Bosman, shoots and kills his stepbrother David Russell during a quarrel
1984 – 21 people are killed and 19 are injured in a massacre in a San Ysidro, California McDonalds restaurant, ending with the shooting of its perpetrator, James Oliver Huberty
1986 – Royals announce that manager Dick Howser, 50, has a brain tumor
2010 – 139th British Golf Open: Louis Oosthuizen shoots a 272 at St Andrews
Famous Birthdays
1823 – Leonard Fulton Ross, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), (d. 1901)
1862 – Victor, Prince Napoleon (Napoleon V), French pretender to throne
1893 – Richard Dix, St Paul MN, actor (10 Commandments, Cimarron)
1925 – Jaime de Mora y Aragon, actor/publicist (Last Judgement)
1929 – Dick Totten Button, figure skater (Olympic-gold-48, 52), born in Englewood, New Jersey
1947 – Kurt Mann, Roslyn NY, actor (Bad Penny)
Famous Deaths
1100 – Godfried IV van Bouillon, count of Antwerp, dies
1833 – Joseph Comb, missionary to Moluccas, dies at 63
1938 – Vladimir M Kirshon, Russian playwright, executed at 35
1980 – Naoomal Jeoomal, cricketer (3 Tests for India 1932-34, 108 runs), dies
1993 – John Beck, US producer (Harvey, Singing Nun), dies at 83
1994 – Gottfried Reinhardt, [Goldmann], German/US director, dies at 83
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I eat you on the beach Optical Illusion
Tw0 people on the beach but with some worked out placing, and a sense of humour creates a great effect of one person eating the other.
With clever photograph and some advanced planning, and the use of near and far some great shots can be captured that create a new meaning from the one taken.
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Your Mirror Image
When you look at a mirror, you are looking into the mirror
Your focal length in a mirror is your distance away from the mirror, plus the distance of the object away from the mirror. When you look at an object in a mirror, you are seeing a virtual image the exact distance it is away from the mirror. So, if you are standing 1 foot away from a mirror, and focus on your face, you are actually focusing at 2 feet.
To try this out, put a piece of tape on a mirror, about eye level. Standing in front of the mirror, focus your eyes on the tape, now your face is out of focus. Focus now on your face, and the tape is out of focus.
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Saturday, 16 July 2016
Guess the word and behead it
When you behead a word, you remove the first letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.
Example: Begin -> Sour, acidic
Answer: The words are Start and Tart.
1. Pleasant -> Frozen water
2. More recent -> Pitcher for water
3. Noble gas -> Indefinitely long period of time
4. Almost -> Ahead of time; at the beginning of a period of time
5. Not at any time -> At any time
6. None of two choices -> One of two choices
7. Limited width or scope -> Projectile shot from a bow
8. One, for example -> Brown, earthy colour
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1. Nice -> Ice
2. Newer -> Ewer
3. Neon -> Eon
4. Nearly -> Early
5. Never -> Ever
6. Neither -> Either
7. Narrow -> Arrow
8. Number -> Umber
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Today in History for 16th July 2016
Historical Events
1883 – 7th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: William Renshaw beats E Renshaw (2-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3)
1945 – 1st test detonation of an atomic bomb, Trinity Site, Alamogordo, New Mexico as part of the US Manhatten Project
1955 – “Golden Horseshoe Revue” 1st of 50,000+ performances, Disneyland
1990 – 400 die in a (7.7) earthquake in Philippines
1999 – John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, and sister-in-law Lauren Bessette are killed in a plane crash off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. The Piper Saratoga aircraft was piloted by Kennedy.
2001 – “Jurassic Park III”, starring Sam Neill and William H Macy, premieres in the US
Famous Birthdays
1725 – Georg Simon Lohlein, composer
1904 – Goffredo Petrassi, Zagarolo Italy, composer (Beatitudines)
1935 – Tom Rosenthal, publisher/British broadcaster
1945 – Diana Warwick, leader (Association of University Teachers)
1966 – Chip Lohmiller, NFL kicker (NO Saints)
1973 – Stefano Garzelli, Italian cyclist
Famous Deaths
1590 – Bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], pontiff of Portugal, dies
1782 – Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik, dies at 61
1879 – Edward Deas Thomson, Australian politician (b. 1800)
1955 – Jean de Merode, [Marie-Louise Courtenay], Belgian princess, dies at 81
1992 – “Gorgeous” George, [Arena], wrestler, dies at 84
1996 – Adolf von Thadden, German politician, (b. 1921)
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Friday, 15 July 2016
Hidden Mobile Phone on the Carpet
Can you find the mobile phone on the Carpet?
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