fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid, too. Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe tuo fo 100 anc.
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
If you can read this, your brain is 50% faster than those who can't. Mine is 50% faster :)
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
So How Broad is Your Generel Knowledge?
Test yourself on these 12 questions to find out. Maximum score: 20 points
Q1. What is the collective word for a group of frogs?
Q2. What was the origin of the expression "rule of thumb"?
Q3. Academy Award winner Halle Barry stars in the Catwoman. Who played the same character in the 1992 flick Batman Returns?
Q4. A chance laboratory occurrence led to the invention of the microwave oven. What was it?
Q5. How many balls are required for a game of snooker?
Q6. What two countries are bordered by the greatest number of nations?
Q7. Who was chasing the great white whale in Moby Dick?
Q8. The Bullet Train, which travels at up to 300km/h, was introduced in 1964. What is the Japanese name for the Bullet Train?
Q9. What does an archer keep his arrows in?
Q10. A change in an organism's genetic code that causes offspring to have different characteristics called a what?
Q11. How many legs do lobster and crabs have?
Q12. What do you call the tree trunk tosses by competitors in Scottish games?
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Anwers:
1. An army.
2. An old English law banned husbands from beating their wives with anything thicker than a thumb.
3. Michelle Pfeiffer.
4. A researcher walked past a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
5. 22.
6. China and Russia each share borders with 14 other countries.
7. Captain Ahab.
8. Shinkansen.
9. A quiver.
10. A mutation.
11. Ten.
12. The caber.
Q1. What is the collective word for a group of frogs?
Q2. What was the origin of the expression "rule of thumb"?
Q3. Academy Award winner Halle Barry stars in the Catwoman. Who played the same character in the 1992 flick Batman Returns?
Q4. A chance laboratory occurrence led to the invention of the microwave oven. What was it?
Q5. How many balls are required for a game of snooker?
Q6. What two countries are bordered by the greatest number of nations?
Q7. Who was chasing the great white whale in Moby Dick?
Q8. The Bullet Train, which travels at up to 300km/h, was introduced in 1964. What is the Japanese name for the Bullet Train?
Q9. What does an archer keep his arrows in?
Q10. A change in an organism's genetic code that causes offspring to have different characteristics called a what?
Q11. How many legs do lobster and crabs have?
Q12. What do you call the tree trunk tosses by competitors in Scottish games?
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...... try first before you scroll down for the answers, k?
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Anwers:
1. An army.
2. An old English law banned husbands from beating their wives with anything thicker than a thumb.
3. Michelle Pfeiffer.
4. A researcher walked past a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
5. 22.
6. China and Russia each share borders with 14 other countries.
7. Captain Ahab.
8. Shinkansen.
9. A quiver.
10. A mutation.
11. Ten.
12. The caber.
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