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3 Mind-Blowing Lateral Thinking Puzzles

3 Mind-Blowing Lateral Thinking Puzzles
Have you ever wondered if your mind is normal (i.e. average) or somehow different? Here are 3 lateral thinking tests. The answers are published below, but do not go immediately to read them! Think up your own answers first. Tests Here is the story of a young girl. Question: What motive did she have to do it? Take at most 10 seconds to do this test, otherwise it will not work. Find how many ‘f’s there are in the following text: Do the following reasoning exercise, answering the questions one by one, without going to the next question if you have not answered the previous yet. It is not necessary to write your answers. How much is: Yes, these are a bit more difficult but the exercise is really worth doing, so be patient: Now think of a tool and a color! Answers She hoped that the young man would appear again at the funeral. Explanation: If you gave the correct answer, you probably think like a psychopath. If you did not give the correct answer, it is good for you! How many ‘f’s did you find?

25 Romantic Words That Don’t Exist in English But Should Sometimes words aren’t enough to communicate with the object of your affection — English words, that is. In case you aren’t lucky enough to speak 12 languages fluently, we’ve compiled a love and dating-themed vocabulary list drawn from sources as varied as Tagalog, Dutch, and Inuit. Get over your saudade, indulge in a little cafuné, and you’ll be queesting in no time. 1. Mamihlapinatapai (Yaghan, Tierra del Fuego) – This term, which holds the Guinness World Record for “most succinct word,” means “looking at each other hoping that either will offer to do something which both parties desire but are unwilling to do.” Source 2. Source 3. Source 4. Source 5. Source 6. Source 7. Source 8. Source 9. Source 10. Source 11. Source 12. Source 13. Source 14. Source 15. Source 16. Source 17. Source 18. Source 19. Source 20. Source 21. Source 22. Source 23. Source 24. Source 25. Source plus: And Then I Never Heard From Him Again: The Awful Rise of Ghosting Stop Telling Single Women They’re Fabulous

www.livestrong.com Bluetooth Low Energy | BLE | Bluetooth BTRichHTML2 Thanks to its innovative design, Bluetooth® Smart technology​ consumes only a fraction of the power of Classic Bluetooth radios. Bluetooth Smart extends the use of Bluetooth wireless technology to devices that are powered by small, coin-cell batteries such as watches and toys. As with previous versions of the specification, the range of the radio may be optimized according to application. Bluetooth Smart features provides: Ultra-low peak, average and idle mode power consumption Ability to run for years on standard coin-cell batteries Lower implementation costsMulti-vendor interoperability Enhanced range This enhancement to the Bluetooth Core Specification allows two types of implementation, dual-mode and single-mode. Registered members of the Bluetooth SIG can access in-depth technical information about Bluetooth low energy technology.

A List of Books | 623 of the Best Books Ever Written Top 10 Best Stretching and Flexibility Books Ever Written See what books I refer to for everything there is to know about stretching, flexibility and sports injury management. Have you ever wondered what resources I use here at the Stretching Institute? Well, here’s my top-ten list. Please excuse my shameless plug for my own publications, but hey; if I didn’t think I could write some of the best books on stretching, flexibility and sports injury management, I wouldn’t have bothered. Ultimate Guide to Stretching & Flexibility – 3rd Edition An easy-to-use, quick reference guide for everyone involved in health, fitness and sporting activities. The Anatomy of Stretching – 2nd Edition Books on stretching are common, but The Anatomy of Stretching takes a more fundamental approach than the others, taking the reader inside the body to show exactly what is happening during a stretch. Science of Flexibility – 3rd Edition Facilitated Stretching – 3rd Edition Stretching for Functional Flexibility The Anatomy of Sports Injuries – 2nd Edition Stretching Therapy

Top 10 Most Beautiful Places to Read Books | Education Hub - Health, Finance, Schools and Jobs Mark Twain said ““In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.” I am sure Mark Twain will be more than amazed with look of those beautiful libraries around the world. Today’s article combine the top 10 most beautiful old, rustic and vintage looking libraries around the world. Every one of us will be more than happy to spend just few moments reading books at those beautiful libraries… The Libreria Acqua Alta in Venice Shakespeare and Company in Paris House on the Rock in Wisconsin New York Public Library The Royal Portuguese Reading Room The Bodleian Libraries at Oxford University The Biltmore House Library The Hearst Castle Library The University of Coimbra General Library The Library of Congress

The 50 Books Everyone Needs to Read, 1963-2013 The thing about reading is this: it takes a long time. There are innumerable books in the world, and many more good ones than can be read by any mortal in a lifetime. It’s hard to choose — especially if you’re a slow reader. So, to go along with the list of the best albums from 1963-2013, here you will find a single must-read book from each of the last 50 years. Of course, this is by its very nature an absurd undertaking, and many books have gotten the short end of the stick — there’s no other way to do it. The choices here are influenced by the following: the stipulation that any specific author should not be chosen for more than one year, a general focus on fiction over other genres, and the tastes/whims/glaring prejudices of Flavorwire’s literary editor. 1963 — The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath’s only novel manages to be both elegant and filled with raw, seething emotion – no small feat, and not the least of the reasons the reading world is still obsessed with her.

7 Social Hacks For Manipulating People 1. Whenever someone is angry and confrontational, stand next to them instead of in front of them. You won’t appear as so much of a threat, and they eventually calm down. 2. Open with “I need your help.” 3. 4. 5. 6. Collected Quotes from Albert Einstein [Note: This list of Einstein quotes was being forwarded around the Internet in e-mail, so I decided to put it on my web page. I'm afraid I can't vouch for its authenticity, tell you where it came from, who compiled the list, who Kevin Harris is, or anything like that. Still, the quotes are interesting and enlightening.] "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction." Copyright: Kevin Harris 1995 (may be freely distributed with this acknowledgement)

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