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  • Daily Brain Teaser for May 22, 2013

    Braingle's Teasers
    21 May 2013 | 5:00 pm
    The Vowel-less Knights #5 And now for more in the tradition of the Vowel-less Knights: 1. Mnds r lk prchts - th nl fnctn whn pn. 2. Bwr f smll xpnss, smll lk wll snk grt shp. 3. Prblms cnnt b slvd t th sm lvl f wrnss tht crtd thm. Check Braingle.com for the answer.
  • The Transantarctic Mountains!

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    22 May 2013 | 5:22 am
    Did you know that the Transantarctic Mountains divide Antarctica into East Antarctica and West Antarctica? One of the longest mountain ranges on earth, with a length of 3500 km, the range forms a boundary between East Antarctica and West Antarctica. The Transantarctic Mountains are one of the oldest mountain ranges on the continent and were created 65 million years ago during the opening of the West Antarctica Rift.  The mountains were first seen by Sir James Ross in 1841 from the Ross Sea. However, the range remained mostly unexplored until the late 1940’s when the entire continent was…
  • So You Want To Move to New York City?

    Imponderables
    feldman
    9 May 2013 | 10:13 am
    Maybe rent a room? Maybe not. [Thanks to Virginia Parker]...
  • Today's Daily Brain Teaser (May 23, 2013)

    Braingle's Teasers
    22 May 2013 | 5:00 pm
    Eternally Joined With pointed fangs I sit and wait, With piercing force I dole out fate, Over bloodless victims proclaiming my might, Eternally joining in a single bite. What am I? Check Braingle.com for the answer.
  • Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (May 23, 2013)

    Braingle's Trivia Quizzes
    22 May 2013 | 5:00 pm
    The "Twilight" Series This is a quiz about "Twilight", "New Moon", and "Eclipse". Take the Quiz at Braingle.com
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    Imponderables

  • So You Want To Move to New York City?

    feldman
    9 May 2013 | 10:13 am
    Maybe rent a room? Maybe not. [Thanks to Virginia Parker]...
  • RIP, Roger Ebert

    feldman
    4 Apr 2013 | 2:24 pm
    Roger Ebert, just days after announcing a recurrence of cancer, died of the disease today. The tributes and obits are pouring in, including a fine one from his newspaper home. A quick search indicates that I've posted about Ebert more...
  • How a 'New Girl' Script Gets Made

    feldman
    27 Feb 2013 | 9:46 pm
    TV critic Alan Sepinwall visits the set of New Girl to see how a rough draft is re-worked and re-worked and re-worked....
  • Celebrity Heights

    feldman
    24 Feb 2013 | 10:03 pm
    It is somehow comforting to know that I am taller than Sting and shorter than Kyle Chandler. How about you?...
  • Why Is Your Memory So Bad?

    feldman
    31 Jan 2013 | 4:05 pm
    Maybe you know too much! [Thanks to Joanne Pavia]...
 
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    Braingle's Teasers

  • Today's Daily Brain Teaser (May 23, 2013)

    22 May 2013 | 5:00 pm
    Eternally Joined With pointed fangs I sit and wait, With piercing force I dole out fate, Over bloodless victims proclaiming my might, Eternally joining in a single bite. What am I? Check Braingle.com for the answer.
  • Daily Brain Teaser for May 22, 2013

    21 May 2013 | 5:00 pm
    The Vowel-less Knights #5 And now for more in the tradition of the Vowel-less Knights: 1. Mnds r lk prchts - th nl fnctn whn pn. 2. Bwr f smll xpnss, smll lk wll snk grt shp. 3. Prblms cnnt b slvd t th sm lvl f wrnss tht crtd thm. Check Braingle.com for the answer.
 
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    Braingle's Mentalrobics

  • Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Wend

    22 May 2013 | 5:00 pm
    wend verb :: To go; to pass; to betake one's self. verb :: To turn round. "Aye, and all the surrounding country was early awake, too, and began to wend their way to Finsbury Field, a fine broad stretch of practice ground near Moorfields." -- McSpadden, J. Walke
  • Memory : Saturated / Unsaturated Fats

    22 May 2013 | 5:00 pm
    Most people know that the saturated and trans fats that are found in meats and processed foods are bad for their heart, but you may not know that they are also bad for your brain too! Unsaturated fats like those found in fish, nuts and most vegetable oils can actually improve your cognition. A recent study found that people who ate large quantities of saturated and trans fats had an increased risk of getting Alzheimer's disease. In the study, those people who ate the more unsaturated fats had a decreased risk of getting the disease. In particular, eating fish has been showing to decrease…
  • Creativity : Synonyms

    22 May 2013 | 5:00 pm
    Sometimes, a creative idea is very similar to an existing idea, but has subtle differences. In order to express your idea, you'll need to be able to come up with words to describe these nuances. This exercise will help. How many creative synonyms can you find for the following words? As you come up with each word, try to picture in your mind the small differences between the synonym and the original word. Happy: Jolly (having a little more humor than happy), tickled pink (having a lot more humor than happy)... there are least 30 more synonyms for you to discover. Red: Blood-red (darker red),…
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    Braingle's Newest Brain Teasers and Riddles

  • Who are They?

    19 May 2013 | 11:00 pm
    The following anagrams represent famous people. Can you figure out who they are? 1. LIKED LONG TUNE 2. GENUINE CLASS 3. I DEMAND TV LATER Check Braingle.com for the answer.
  • What Comes Next?

    18 May 2013 | 11:00 pm
    What are the next 2 numbers in the following series? 2, 12, 36, 80, 150, 252, 392, ?, ? Check Braingle.com for the answer.
 
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    Braingle's Newest Trivia Quizzes

  • "The Impossible"

    20 May 2013 | 11:00 pm
    "The Impossible" is a movie that's based on a true story. The story is about a family that survived the 2004 tsunami in Thailand. Take the Quiz at Braingle.com
  • Assassin's Creed: Revelations

    20 May 2013 | 11:00 pm
    "Assassin's Creed: Revelations" is an action/adventure freerunning video game which was developed and published by Ubisoft. Take the Quiz at Braingle.com
  • Half-Life 2: Episode One

    16 May 2013 | 11:00 pm
    The sequel to "Half-Life 2", this first-person shooter continues the story of Dr. Gordon Freeman and Alyx Vance as they struggle to save a world that's falling apart. Take the Quiz at Braingle.com
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    Ray's Question of the Day

  • Thursday Trivia

    Ray Hamel
    23 May 2013 | 6:11 am
    Question for May 23, 2013:According to a top 40 song by Men Without Hats, what is the name of Jenny and Johnny's band? Previous question and answer:Frank Capra started his cinematic career by writing scripts for what silent film comedian?A: HARRY LANGDON
  • Wednesday Trivia

    Ray Hamel
    22 May 2013 | 4:57 am
    Question for May 22, 2013:Frank Capra started his cinematic career by writing scripts for what silent film comedian?Previous question and answer:What horror film was made by director Riccardo Freda in just 10 days as part of his wager to win a race horse?A: THE HORRIBLE DR. HICHCOCK
  • Friday Trivia

    Ray Hamel
    17 May 2013 | 6:25 am
    Question for May 17, 2013:What horror film was made by director Riccardo Freda in just 10 days as part of his wager to win a race horse?Previous question and answer:Who was the lead singer on the 1980 Pure Prairie League hit "Let Me Love You Tonight"?A: VINCE GILL
  • Thursday Trivia

    Ray Hamel
    16 May 2013 | 7:03 am
    Question for May 16, 2013:Who was the lead singer on the 1980 Pure Prairie League hit "Let Me Love You Tonight"?Previous question and answer:Actor Joe Nipote, James McCaffrey, and Dorian Harewood teamed up to fight crime on what TV series?A: VIPER
  • Wednesday Trivia

    Ray Hamel
    15 May 2013 | 7:00 am
    Question for May 15, 2013:Actor Joe Nipote, James McCaffrey, and Dorian Harewood teamed up to fight crime on what TV series?Previous question and answer:In what movie does a woman repeated recite “I’ll just die if I don’t get this recipe!”?A: THE STEPFORD WIVES
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  • Busy busy busy

    Ken Jennings
    21 May 2013 | 5:04 pm
    UPDATE! I am getting a lot done during all the time I spend not writing anything on this blog. My kids’ book about the presidents is done! I now know that Benjamin Harrison was deathly afraid of light switches. And when this book comes out next spring…so will you. I’ve seen cover designs for the first two Junior Genius books and an “Advance Reader Copy” of the first installment in the series, The Junior Genius Guide to Maps and Geography. It looks so sexy! For a kids’ book I mean. Sexier than Little House in the Big Woods or The Berenstain Bears and Too…
  • Weekend Update (aka “Ken, you ignorant slut”)

    Ken Jennings
    4 May 2013 | 9:55 am
    Last weekend I made a quick trip to L.A. to be a trivia whore. I’d been hired as a last-minute “ringer” by one of the teams in the Global Gourmet Games, a food-themed fundraiser run by financier Michael Milken. Apparently Milken (previously known to me only as “that jailed ’80s junk bond king whom Albert Brooks’ character in Out of Sight is clearly based on”) has bounced back as a big time philanthropist/cancer activist. This “Gourmet Games” benefit is one of his biggest of the year. (…I assume, based on the number of people I saw…
  • Bee ready

    Ken Jennings
    25 Apr 2013 | 6:59 pm
    I’m back home from my lecture tour to Parts Unknown–and about to leave again. Tomorrow night I’m going to be up in Bellingham, Washington, for the 17th annual Whatcom Literary Council Trivia Bee. This is always a fun event that benefits local literacy efforts, and this year I’m co-hosting for the first time with local radio guy Scotty VanDryver. Doors open at Bellingham High School at 6pm, trivia gets underway at 7. If you’re a Whatcom County-ite, come enjoy the silent auction, the trivia, etc.
  • The tunnel

    Ken Jennings
    18 Apr 2013 | 9:08 pm
    In another week or two I should be done with the third of the first three Junior Genius books I’m writing for Simon & Schuster Kids–and should actually have some time to breathe, for the first time in months. The third volume is about U.S. presidents. As someone once said, “Politicians are people who, when they see a light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel.” This is certainly true of writers as well, since I’ve just agreed to write two more books in this series of kids’ fact books. Not due until the fall, though, fortunately.
  • The fourth wave of cloud computing (feat. Wordplay Wednesday)

    Ken Jennings
    10 Apr 2013 | 11:16 pm
    In the first episode of At the Intersection, the EMC-Intel web series I host from time to time, we looked at how cloud computing and big data are changing the way Jaguar makes cars. This brand new second installment takes us behind the scenes of the New York Stock Exchange. Also: Wordplay Wednesday! Take a common four-letter English word of just one syllable. Move its first letter to the end of the word and suddenly, presto! It’s a four-letter word with three syllables. Where did they come from? Whatever happened to Newton’s laws conserving syllables? And most importantly, what…
 
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  • Incredible Photos of a Melting Ice Hotel

    Erin McCarthy
    23 May 2013 | 10:00 am
    Every year, Lapland erects a hotel made of ice in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden. And every year, when the weather turns warmer, the IceHotel melts back into where it originated: the Torne River.    
  • Using Your New Commodore 64 (in 1982)

    23 May 2013 | 9:07 am
    In past weeks, I've brought you lots of retro videos about computers, but this one is a little different. Here we have a full two-hour video explaining in near-excruciating depth the inner workings of the Commodore 64. If you actually sit through this video, Jim Butterfield shows a variety of programming techniques and even explains what the primary chips on the motherboard do. If you had just purchased a Commodore 64 in 1982 and sat down to watch this video, it would give you a surprisingly thorough grounding in how to use the computer, including plenty of programming principles. On the…
  • Why Are There Two Pronunciations for 'G'?

    Arika Okrent
    23 May 2013 | 8:03 am
    At the Webby Awards on Tuesday, Steve Wilhite, creator of the Graphics Interchange Format, asserted his authority in the controversial matter of the proper pronunciation of GIF. His five word acceptance speech for a lifetime achievement award was unambiguous and forceful : "It's pronounced 'JIF,' not 'GIF.'" Proponents of the soft-g cheered, while those in the hard-g camp rejected Wilhite's authority, saying that they will continue to damn well say it as they please. On phonetic grounds, a case can be made for either pronunciation. In English, words beginning with 'g' can have a soft…
  • 10 Houses Built Around Trees

    Virginia C McGuire
    23 May 2013 | 8:00 am
    Some might say that tree houses are just for kids, but the architects of these innovative homes might beg to differ.    
  • Escalators Were Once the Height of Entertainment

    23 May 2013 | 7:28 am
        
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  • The Butterfly Nebula!

    X2PN
    23 May 2013 | 5:26 am
    Did you know that the Butterfly Nebula (NGC 6302) is one of the most complex nebulae ever observed? Lying in the constellation Scorpius, what led to the formation of the Butterfly Nebula is its central star which is also one of the hottest stars in the galaxy with its surface temperature exceeding 200,000 Kelvin! This central star of the nebula is a white dwarf (a dense star in its final evolutionary stage) that is surrounded by a dense disc mostly composed of dust and gas. This giant disc is assumed to have caused the outflows of the central star in such a way that the result is a bipolar…
  • The Baltoro Glacier!

    X2PN
    22 May 2013 | 11:33 pm
    Did you know that situated outside the polar regions, the Baltoro Glacier is one of the longest glaciers? Covering a length of about 62 kilometres, the Baltoro Glacier runs through the Karakoram mountain range. The Glacier is situated in Baltistan, a region of Pakistan. The region is also home to the second highest mountain on the Earth, K2! The Baltoro glacier is fed by several large tributary glaciers including the Godwin Austen Glacier that flows from the south of the K2 Mountain and various Gasherbrum glaciers flowing from the Gasherbrum range of mountain peaks. The Shigar River, which is…
  • The Transantarctic Mountains!

    X2PN
    22 May 2013 | 5:22 am
    Did you know that the Transantarctic Mountains divide Antarctica into East Antarctica and West Antarctica? One of the longest mountain ranges on earth, with a length of 3500 km, the range forms a boundary between East Antarctica and West Antarctica. The Transantarctic Mountains are one of the oldest mountain ranges on the continent and were created 65 million years ago during the opening of the West Antarctica Rift.  The mountains were first seen by Sir James Ross in 1841 from the Ross Sea. However, the range remained mostly unexplored until the late 1940’s when the entire continent was…
  • The Hollywood Sign!

    X2PN
    21 May 2013 | 11:23 pm
    Did you know that when first erected, the popular landmark, Hollywood Sign read “Hollywoodland”? Erected in 1923, the sign was conceived as advertising for a suburban housing development called “Hollywoodland”! However, when the American cinema rose to fame in Los Angeles during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the sign became an American Cultural Icon. Originally, each letter of the sign was made 50 ft tall and 30 ft wide. Soon, the sign outgrew its sustenance period of 18 months and started facing extensive damages and its condition started deteriorating. When the restoration of the…
  • The Jasmine – A Fragrant Flower!

    X2PN
    21 May 2013 | 5:24 am
    Did you know that Jasmine flowers are far more fragrant in the night, especially when the moon is waxing towards fullness? Jasminium, commonly known as jasmines are a genus of shrubs and vines which are known for their fragrant flowers. More than 200 species of jasmines exists and they are mostly native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa and Australasia. Jasmines are primarily cultivated for their flowers which are used for many different purposes. In southern and Southeast Asia, women use jasmine flowers to adorn their hair.  In China, jasmine tea is a popular beverage…
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