Historical lateral thinking puzzles

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Greenland
Grenlandija 8
Greenland
Greenland
Over 80 percent of Greenland is covered in ice. But why then it was called Greenland (a green land)?
57%
6 min.
4/10
Feb 2018
A reward for coming late
Nagrada za opozdanie 202
A reward for coming late
A reward for coming late
George was late for a math class and misunderstood the teacher. This brought him a reward and recognition! What happened?
50%
5 min.
4/10
Apr 2018
Round Manhole
Emotion1
Round Manhole
Round Manhole
Why is it better to have round manhole covers than square ones?
33%
5 min.
4/10
Jul 2023
Private conversation
Razgovor 16
Private conversation
Private conversation
The woman is speaking something and she is upset. Nobody can understand her but a man is filming her on camera. Why? And what is happening?
41%
37 min.
5/10
Jan 2018
The countermove
Otvetnyj hod 203
The countermove
The countermove
Landlords used to delay payment to people who built and repaired houses or even booted them out without money. But the builders came up with an uncommon move, which immediately made the landlords pay them in full. What did they do?
66%
11 min.
5/10
Apr 2018
Green lipstick
Zelenaya pomada 211
Green lipstick
Green lipstick
Every day he puts on green lipstick. But almost no one notices it.
80%
20 min.
5/10
Aug 2019
Chicken gun
Neobychnaja pushka 12
Chicken gun
Chicken gun
In the 1950s in America there was invented a chicken gun. What for?
78%
26 min.
6/10
Feb 2018
Similar devices
Pohozhie ustrojstva 9
Similar devices
Similar devices
Two devices are commonly used by people. They are created for the same purpose. But one of them has lots of details and another does not has any. What are these things?
64%
19 min.
6/10
Feb 2018
How to outplay Nick Faldo?
Kak obygrat nika faldo 13
How to outplay Nick Faldo?
How to outplay Nick Faldo?
One person decided to play golf with Nick Faldo, imposing one condition - he will choose the time and the place for a match. Nick agreed. As a result this person beat the champion.
70%
25 min.
6/10
Feb 2018
A cunning artist
Emotion5
A cunning artist
A cunning artist
An artist took an order to paint a portrait of a very ugly and arrogant woman. Everyone tried to dissuade him, claiming that she wouldn’t pay a penny, because the portrait would be bad. And so it happened. But two days later, the woman returned and begged the artist to sell her the portrait. Why?
50%
5 min.
6/10
Apr 2018
Happy death
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Happy death
Happy death
Beulah died in the Appalachians, while Craig died at sea. Everyone was much happier with Craig's death. How come?
84%
8 min.
6/10
Jan 2022
Adam and Eve
Emotion2
Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
Bill died and went to heaven. There he saw thousands of people, who all were naked. He was looking around hoping to find someone he knew. And then he saw Adam and Eve. How did he know it was them?
80%
9 min.
6/10
Sep 2022
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