Dovi’s Digest Volume 239
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A weekly newsletter for all your intellectual, spiritual, and physical needs
Hello all! Welcome to Volume 239 of Dovi’s Digest!
Last week someone asked me “Dovi, do you write the brainteasers you post every week?” The answer is unfortunately no. I generally post the source as well, just to clear that up.
I would love to be a puzzle constructor. It
In this week’s added extras:
A hilarious video that shows how your mind is deceiving you.
Watch: Santa Cruz surfer rides potential world-record 108-foot-tall wave.
In Wordfall, players are presented with a seven-letter word and must use six of the letters to make another word, then a five-letter word, then four, then three. Letters can only be used once per word, “dead end” words that are in the dictionary but don’t allow the game to be completed turn orange, and words that work turn green. Try it here.
Procrastinating on something? Get it done by making it a game.
A polar bear having fun.
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There was ONE correct answer to last week’s brainteaser, Well done to Dan R! The answer and this week’s riddle are below.
Keep those articles (and everything else) coming.
Have a great weekend,
Dovi
And now, the articles:
Puzzles Give You Order In A Chaotic World’: Meet The Setters Behind Your Favourite Conundrums
From crosswords to quizzes, murder mysteries to number puzzles, brain-teasers are more popular than ever. But who are the fiendish minds behind them? The Guardian’s crossword editor introduces six top setters.
The Quest to Save the World’s Most Coveted Chocolate
For these ambitious scientists in the rainforests of Ecuador, helping the environment has never tasted so sweet.
Retire? They’d Rather Jump Out of a Plane.
These skydiving seniors are taking their golden years one 12,500-foot leap at a time.
How Much Do Animals Think About Death?
Susana Monsó’s “Playing Possum” examines the unusual ways that animals might conceive of grief and mortality.
Touch the Cheese
A factory visit. 19th-century forearms. Minions by Prada. Some of the world’s best cheese.
What Can We Learn About Sleep From The Land Of The Polar Night
The 24-hour darkness during the winter near the Poles can disrupt sleep – this is how the people who live there cope.
How Rich Musicians Used COVID Relief Funds For Luxury Spending
How Lil’ Wayne and Chris Brown billed American taxpayers for luxury hotels, shopping sprees, and million-dollar bonuses.
Quote of the Week:
“Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.” – French composer Louis Hector Berlioz
Word of the Week:
(Courtesy of Ria C)
Enigmatic
eh·nuhg·ma·tuhk/ɛnɪɡˈmatɪk/
Adjective
difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
"he took the money with an enigmatic smile"
Do you know a word you think others should know about? Submit it here!
Facts of the Week:
The largest snowflake ever recorded was 15 inches across.
The longest and shortest pub names in Britain are both in Stalybridge, Manchester.
Manchester United Macgyver is a 25-year-old Namibian footballer.
Joey Barton missed his planned debut for Manchester city because a Middlesbrough fan had stolen his shirt.
Macedonian footballer Mario Gjurovski was sent off for celebrating a goal by taking his shorts off and putting them on his head.
Former Fulham striker Facundo Sava celebrated each goal by putting on a Zorro mask that he kept in his sock.
Princess Diana smuggled sweets into William and Harry’s school in their football socks.
Haribos contain nine of the 10 amino acids essential to humans.
Cartoon of the Week
Tweet of the Week:
Headline of the Week:
Brainteaser of the Week:
There are three common one-syllable words that become three-syllable words by adding just one letter. How many can you name?
Last week’s brainteaser and answer:
Queens and pawns
Place five queens and three pawns in the grid so that no queen is attacking a pawn.
Answer:
Christmas star
Another puzzle that is much harder than it looks, and involves a 5, and is a bit festive, is this old chestnut (roasting on an open fire). There are 5 triangles in this five pointed star. Can you draw two straight lines through the star to create an image with 10 triangles? For this puzzle, only triangles that have no lines running through them count as triangles. And it is not a trick question – there is a simple way to do it!
Answer:
