Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Oct 04, 2013)

What Words #15



Below are 3 pairs of words. Find the words that fit in the middle of each pair of words to create two new words, one front-ended and one back-ended.



Example: EVER - ______ - HORN

Answer: EVER - GREEN - HORN



1. GRAND - _________ - OUT

2. QUARTER - ___________ - MIND

3. HAIR - _______________ - FIRE





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Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Oct 04, 2013)

Oxymorons 2

Test your knowledge of oxymorons. Oxymoron: A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined.



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Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Edacious

e-da-cious



adjective :: Given to eating; voracious; devouring.



"Swallowed in the depths of edacious Time." --Thomas Carlyle

Memory : Focus

As we age, our thinking slows down. This reduces our ability to processes large amounts of information and transfer it into long-term memory. This is one reason why it becomes more difficult to remember things as we get older.



One way to improve your memory is to focus your attention on one thing at a time. This reduces the amount of information that needs to be processed by your brain which allows it to process it more effectively. Focusing your attention on something doesn't have to be difficult. Turning off the television in the background and minimizing interruptions are easy steps. If you are having a conversation with someone, look at them when they talk and try to repeat what they said if it was important. Try to finish one task before you begin another one.

Stress : Type A Personality

A person with a type A personality is someone who is very driven and competitive. They are generally more assertive, impatient and always in a hurry. Type A people push themselves to the limits by multitasking and setting difficult goals and deadlines.



This term was originally coined by Dr. Meyer Friedman and Dr. Ray H. Rosenman to describe behaviors that can significantly increase the risk of heart disease and other stress related illnesses.



If you answer yes to a majority of the following questions, then you may be a type A person.



1. Do you get bothered waiting in line at a store or restaurant?

2. Do you think about other things when talking to other people?

3. Do you have a hard time falling asleep?

4. Do you get bothered by the way other people drive?

5. Do people ever tell you to calm down, chill out, or take it easy?

6. Do you grind your teeth?

7. Do you often ask people to get to the point or give you a summary of what they are talking about?

8. Do you enjoy change?



If you want to become more relaxed, you might start by practicing proper breathing. Meditation may also be helpful.

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Hoaxing and fraud has always been present in alleged Bigfoot evidence, and the fakes keep coming. Continue reading →



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