https://www.braingle.com/ https://www.braingle.com/favicon32.png https://www.braingle.com 32 32 Brain teasers, riddles, puzzles and games. Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:01 GMT en-us 300 https://www.braingle.com/brainteasers/17105/all-that-glitters.html https://www.braingle.com/brainteasers/17105/all-that-glitters.html#202512 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:01 GMT Braingle's Daily Brain Teaser for Dec 12, 2025

A simple riddle you behold,
All that glitters is not gold.

My first is second in line,
I'll send shivers up your spine.

Though I'm not quite shining bright,
I seem to glitter in the light.

What am I?


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Braingle's Daily Brain Teaser for Dec 12, 2025

A simple riddle you behold,
All that glitters is not gold.

My first is second in line,
I'll send shivers up your spine.

Though I'm not quite shining bright,
I seem to glitter in the light.

What am I?


Check Braingle.com for the answer.

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A Geography Quiz : Some streets are famous because of what happened there; others are made famous through books or songs. See if you can identify these famous streets.

1. This road in Atlantic City leads from Pacific Avenue to Boardwalk.
2. Which of these is a symbol of wealthy New York?
3. Since the 1920s, this street has been associated with the American advertising industry.
4. Home to the British press until the 1980s, this street symbolises British journalism.
5. The name of this London street is also a song by Eddy Grant: "We gonna rock down to _____ / And then we'll take it higher."
6. Once an important highway, this is now an icon of carefree driving; it was featured in "Cars".
7. The Saddledome, used for the Calgary Stampede, is located on Rodeo Drive.
8. This road connected Rome to Brindisi. The first section was completed in 312 BC.
9. The White House, home of the U.S. President, is on:
10. Colloquially known as "Number 10", this is commonly identified as the home of the U.K. Prime Minister.

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Braingle's Daily Trivia Quiz for Dec 12, 2025

A Geography Quiz : Some streets are famous because of what happened there; others are made famous through books or songs. See if you can identify these famous streets.

1. This road in Atlantic City leads from Pacific Avenue to Boardwalk.
2. Which of these is a symbol of wealthy New York?
3. Since the 1920s, this street has been associated with the American advertising industry.
4. Home to the British press until the 1980s, this street symbolises British journalism.
5. The name of this London street is also a song by Eddy Grant: "We gonna rock down to _____ / And then we'll take it higher."
6. Once an important highway, this is now an icon of carefree driving; it was featured in "Cars".
7. The Saddledome, used for the Calgary Stampede, is located on Rodeo Drive.
8. This road connected Rome to Brindisi. The first section was completed in 312 BC.
9. The White House, home of the U.S. President, is on:
10. Colloquially known as "Number 10", this is commonly identified as the home of the U.K. Prime Minister.

Take the Quiz at Braingle.com

]]> https://www.braingle.com/mind/index.php?id=402;r=2512 https://www.braingle.com/mind/index.php?id=402;r=2512 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:01 GMT ask more questions and come up with interesting ideas. There are two commonly held theories about why we lose our creativity as we age.

The first theory is that as we age, we become more and more aware of practical constraints such as gravity or economics. Working within these constraints prevents us from fully utilizing our imaginations. We must suspend our disbelief in order to be mentally playful.

The second theory is that our culture socializes creative properties out of people. When we are young we are encouraged to draw and play, but as we get older more emphasis is placed on more cerebral activities such as math and reading. Children are slowly trained that being able to do arithmetic is more important than being creative.

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Most people would agree that children are generally more creative than adults. Children draw more, ask more questions and come up with interesting ideas. There are two commonly held theories about why we lose our creativity as we age.

The first theory is that as we age, we become more and more aware of practical constraints such as gravity or economics. Working within these constraints prevents us from fully utilizing our imaginations. We must suspend our disbelief in order to be mentally playful.

The second theory is that our culture socializes creative properties out of people. When we are young we are encouraged to draw and play, but as we get older more emphasis is placed on more cerebral activities such as math and reading. Children are slowly trained that being able to do arithmetic is more important than being creative.

More Creativity Articles... ]]> https://www.braingle.com/mind/index.php?id=366;r=2512 https://www.braingle.com/mind/index.php?id=366;r=2512 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:01 GMT Alzheimer's. Another means of prevention is to remain physically fit throughout life. All of the organs in the body benefit from being physically fit, including the brain. One Harvard study of more than 18,000 participants found that people who got the most exercise showed less mental decline than those with sedentary lifestyles.

Physical exercise increases blood flow to the brain and keeps it working efficiently by stimulating the production of neurotrophins. This is especially true for the hippocampus which is the first area of the brain affected by Alzheimer's disease. This increased blood flow and neuronal efficiency can reduce the natural shrinkage that occurs in the brain as it ages. An average person will lose between 15% and 25% of brain cells by the age of 90. Those people who get the most exercise will be at the bottom of that scale, while those people who never exercise will be at the top of that scale.

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Mental exercise is one way to help prevent Alzheimer's. Another means of prevention is to remain physically fit throughout life. All of the organs in the body benefit from being physically fit, including the brain. One Harvard study of more than 18,000 participants found that people who got the most exercise showed less mental decline than those with sedentary lifestyles.

Physical exercise increases blood flow to the brain and keeps it working efficiently by stimulating the production of neurotrophins. This is especially true for the hippocampus which is the first area of the brain affected by Alzheimer's disease. This increased blood flow and neuronal efficiency can reduce the natural shrinkage that occurs in the brain as it ages. An average person will lose between 15% and 25% of brain cells by the age of 90. Those people who get the most exercise will be at the bottom of that scale, while those people who never exercise will be at the top of that scale.

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noun :: Glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise.

"This part of the existing hymn ends with an encomium of the Delian festival of Apollo and of the Delian choirs." --Homer

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en-co-mi-um

noun :: Glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise.

"This part of the existing hymn ends with an encomium of the Delian festival of Apollo and of the Delian choirs." --Homer

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