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Nov2023

Mental Floss 326

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The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: How many bricks does it take to complete a building made of bricks? A: One brick, the final one. This week’s thinking challenge is … Q: If a wheel has 64 spokes, how ... Read More
November 24, 2023admin

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Oct2023

Mental Floss 320

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The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: At noon and at midnight, the hands on a clock are in exactly the same place. How many other times between noon and midnight do the hour and the minute hands cross? A: 11 ... Read More
October 13, 2023admin

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Oct2023

Mental Floss 319

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The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: If seven people meet each other and each shakes hands only once with each of the others, how many handshakes will there have been? A: 21 handshakes. This week’s thinking challenge is … Q: ... Read More
October 6, 2023admin

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Sep2023

Mental Floss 318

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The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: Cigars cannot be entirely smoked, so a hobo who collects cigar butts can make a cigar to smoke out of every 5 butts he finds. Today he has collected 25 butts. How many cigars ... Read More
September 29, 2023admin

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Sep2023

Mental Floss 317

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The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: What do you  cut, share at a table but never eat? A: A deck of playing cards. This week’s thinking challenge is … Q: Cigars cannot be entirely smoked so a hobo who collects ... Read More
September 22, 2023admin

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Sep2023

Mental Floss 315

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The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: It is greater than God, more evil than the Devil. The poor have it, the rich need it and if you eat it you will die. What is it? A: Nothing! This week’s thinking challenge ... Read More
September 7, 2023admin

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Aug2023

Mental Floss 312

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The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: Mr Smith wanted to build a house with all the windows facing South. How could he do this? A: He built on the North pole where all aspects faced South. This week’s thinking challenge is ... Read More
August 18, 2023admin

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Aug2023

Mental Floss 311

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The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: There are 20 people at a party. If each of them is willing to shake hands only with people who are smaller than they are, how many people will shake hands in total?... Read More
August 10, 2023admin

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Aug2023

Mental Floss 310

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The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: With a 7 minute hourglass and an 11 minute hourglass, what would be the easiest way to tell exactly when 15 minutes were up? A: Start both hourglasses together. When the sand stops ... Read More
August 3, 2023admin

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Jul2023

Mental Floss 306

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88 69 11 The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: What do the numbers 11, 69, 88 all have in common? A: They read the same right side up and upside down. This week’s thinking challenge is … Q: An iron horse with a flaxen tail. The ... Read More
July 6, 2023admin

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Jun2023

Mental Floss 305

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The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: I am an odd number. Take away one letter and I become even. What number am I? A: Seven. Take away the S and it becomes even. This week’s thinking challenge is … Q: ... Read More
June 30, 2023admin

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Jun2023

Mental Floss 304

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The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: Using only addition, how do you add eight 8’s and get the number 1,000. A: 888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1,000. This week’s thinking challenge is … Q: I ... Read More
June 23, 2023admin

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Jun2023

Mental Floss 303

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The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: A man stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other side. The man calls his dog who then crosses the river without getting wet, using a bridge or a boat. ... Read More
June 16, 2023admin

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Jun2023

Mental Floss 302

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The answer to last week's challenge is: Q: A sundial has the fewest moving parts of any time piece. Which has the most? A: An hourglass with up to 100's of 1000's of moving parts. This week’s thinking challenge is … Q: ... Read More
June 9, 2023admin

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May2023

Mental Floss 300

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          The answer to last week’s challenge is. Q: A boxer left the ring having just won the World Championship, yet he received no money at all for the win and it all ... Read More
May 5, 2023admin

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Apr2023

Mental Floss 299

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          The answer to last week’s thinking challenge was. Q: What is the real reason that 1989 Pennies are worth more than 1982 Pennies? A: Because there are ... Read More
April 28, 2023admin

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Apr2023

Mental Floss 298

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            The answer to last week’s challenge is. Q: When asked who a certain photograph was of, the owner replied “Uncles and Brothers I have none, but that man’s Father is my Father’s son”. Who ... Read More
April 21, 2023admin

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Apr2023

Mental Floss 297

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        The answer to last week’s lateral challenge is. Q: In which direction is the bus traveling? A: The bus is traveling to the right because the door is hidden on the other side. ... Read More
April 14, 2023admin

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Apr2023

Mental Floss 296

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      The answer to last week’s challenge is. Q: Three coins are placed side by side in a row, touching each other. The leftmost coin (A), the middle coin (B), and the rightmost (C). How ... Read More
April 7, 2023admin

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Mar2023

Mental Floss 295

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              The answer to last week’s challenge is. Q: A dead person’s soul comes to a crossroads: one way leads to heaven, the other to hell. There is no road sign to tell the soul ... Read More
March 31, 2023admin