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Newsweek
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Coffee Shop Offers Discount To Anyone Able To Solve Riddle—But No One Can
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A coffee shop is offering a discount to anyone who can solve a riddle—but no one seems to be able to. Creeks Cuppa, a coffee shop located in the city of Exeter in Devon, U.K., is offering a 10 percent discount on their next drink to anyone correctly answering their "Brew Brain Teaser." The challenge is the brainchild of owner John Creeks. "At Creeks Cuppa we want to bring back the fun in customer service," Creeks told Newsweek. "We have banter with our customers. The riddles are a great way for everyone to interact." The riddle reads: I have weight but no mass, I move swiftly yet stay still. I'm felt, not seen, yet speak swiftly without a voice, I can lift, stopple and chill. You can't hold me, but I can hold you– What am I? While much about the world of gaming and play has evolved over the years, traditional word puzzles have proven enduringly popular. Part of that is down to the way they provide us with something akin to a workout for the brain. It's a workout that can be of significant benefit too. In 2014, a study published in the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society found crossword puzzles can help reduce the onset of dementia by two and a half years. Creeks Cuppa customers have certainly be getting a cerebral workout from the coffee shop's latest riddle. So much so, in fact, that one customer decided to share the riddle to Reddit in the hope of being handed the correct answer. The coffee shop riddle that has got people scratching their heads. The coffee shop riddle that has got people scratching their heads. Creeks Cuppa The resulting post, shared by a user under the name u/Substantial_Purple12 has proven popular, earning over 18,000 upvotes and more than 7,000 comments since being posted earlier this month. Despite going viral, however, there appears to be no consensus over what the correct answer is. "The wind," one user wrote. "Pause," another said with a third suggesting the correct answer was actually "the news." "Emotions," another user suggested with a similarly confused Redditor commenting: "I thought the solution is 'words'. Words can be heavy, lift your mood or hurt you." Creeks is coy when it comes to revealing the correct answer and would rather people "keep guessing". He said "We have a new riddle every 2 weeks to keep people on their toes," he said. Though he was keeping the answer to this latest one a secret for now, Creeks was happy to share next week's riddle with Newsweek. It's another head scratcher: I mark the path of those who pass, Yet leave no trail upon the grass. I hold your voice but make no sound, Reflect your thoughts though none are found. You feed me words I never eat, And yet I serve you, fast and fleet. I live in light but fear the rain — Too wet, and I might sleep again. What am I? The viral post comes hot on the heels of a post in which a dad challenges users to complete his 5-year-old son's tricky word search. In a similar instance, a mom turned to social media for help with her daughter's "impossible" spot the difference puzzle. Then there was the dad who ended up stuck on the puzzle his six-year-old son was working on while the family was out for dinner. Newsweek reached out to u/Substantial_Purple12 for comment.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Look up to see June's full strawberry moon, the Milky Way and multiple planets
Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. June's full moon, nicknamed the strawberry moon, will shine brightly on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. The moon will be at its fullest at 3:44 a.m. ET Wednesday but will still appear bright and low in the east after sunset on Tuesday, as well as low in the west opposite the sunrise on Wednesday morning, per EarthSky. The summer solstice falls this month, occurring on June 20, which means that the sun typically appears higher in the sky and moon seems closer to the horizon because the celestial bodies are positioned on opposite sides of Earth. But this will also be the lowest full moon visible from the Northern Hemisphere in decades due to a phenomenon called a major lunar standstill, according to EarthSky. The standstill, when the moon is at its northernmost or southernmost point, occurs because the moon's orbit is slowly dragged around in an 18.6-year cycle by the gravitational pull of the sun. The phenomenon is referred to as a standstill because the moon appears to stop changing direction during this time, even though it's still moving in orbit, according to the Griffith Observatory. Although the standstill occurred in January, it's still affecting our perspective of the full moon, according to EarthSky. The last major lunar standstill occurred in 2006. Meanwhile, for those viewing the flip side of this phenomenon in the Southern Hemisphere, the full moon will reach its highest point. While the silvery orb won't look anything like a berry, June's full moon got its moniker from indigenous tribes that were inspired by the sweet berries such as strawberries that ripen and reach their peak this time of year. Both the Anishinaabe and the Sioux people refer to this month's full moon as the strawberry moon. Meanwhile, the Creeks know it as the blackberry moon, and the Shawnee tribe calls it the raspberry moon. The full moon won't be the only celestial sight to seek out in June's night sky. The strawberry moon will also appear near the center of the Milky Way, according to galaxy's bright center will be on annual display from June through August, known as 'Core Season' because the core of the Milky Way is visible, the agency shared. Keep an eye out for a faint, hazy band resembling a cloud that seems to arc toward the south. The band is best seen away from city lights under dark skies and will appear even more vivid through long-exposure photography. Meanwhile, multiple planets will be visible in the sky this month. Mars, Jupiter and Mercury will all appear low in the west after sunset. Look for bright Venus low in the eastern sky for about two hours before the sun rises all month long. The crescent moon and Venus will appear close together in the early morning eastern sky on June 22. There are six more full moons to look out for in 2025, with supermoons occurring in October, November and December. Here's the list of full moons remaining in 2025, according to the Farmers' Almanac: July 10: Buck moon August 9: Sturgeon moon September 7: Corn moon October 6: Harvest moon November 5: Beaver moon December 4: Cold moon In the lead-up to fall, two eclipse events will grace the sky. A total lunar eclipse will be most visible from Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, parts of eastern South America, Alaska and Antarctica on September 7 and 8, according to Time and Date. A lunar eclipse, which causes the moon to look dark or dimmed, occurs when Earth is between the sun and moon and the three celestial objects line up in a row so that the moon passes into our planet's shadow. When the moon is within the darkest part of Earth's shadow, called the umbra, it takes on a reddish hue, which has led to the nickname 'blood moon' for a lunar eclipse, according to NASA. That shadow isn't perfect, so sunbeams sneak around the shadow's edges, bathing the moon in warm hues. A partial solar eclipse will occur on September 21 as the moon moves between the sun and Earth but the celestial bodies aren't perfectly aligned, according to NASA. In this type of event, the moon only blocks part of the sun's face, creating a crescent shape in which it appears to take a 'bite' out of the sun. This event will be visible to more remote areas of Australia, Antarctica and the Pacific Ocean.
CNN
10-06-2025
- Science
- CNN
Look up to see June's full strawberry moon, the Milky Way and multiple planets
June's full moon, nicknamed the strawberry moon, will shine brightly on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. The moon will be at its fullest at 3:44 a.m. ET Wednesday but will still appear bright and low in the east after sunset on Tuesday, as well as low in the west opposite the sunrise on Wednesday morning, per EarthSky. The summer solstice falls this month, occurring on June 20, which means that the sun typically appears higher in the sky and moon seems closer to the horizon because the celestial bodies are positioned on opposite sides of Earth. But this will also be the lowest full moon visible from the Northern Hemisphere in decades due to a phenomenon called a major lunar standstill, according to EarthSky. The standstill, when the moon is at its northernmost or southernmost point, occurs because the moon's orbit is slowly dragged around in an 18.6-year cycle by the gravitational pull of the sun. The phenomenon is referred to as a standstill because the moon appears to stop changing direction during this time, even though it's still moving in orbit, according to the Griffith Observatory. Although the standstill occurred in January, it's still affecting our perspective of the full moon, according to EarthSky. The last major lunar standstill occurred in 2006. Meanwhile, for those viewing the flip side of this phenomenon in the Southern Hemisphere, the full moon will reach its highest point. While the silvery orb won't look anything like a berry, June's full moon got its moniker from indigenous tribes that were inspired by the sweet berries such as strawberries that ripen and reach their peak this time of year. Both the Anishinaabe and the Sioux people refer to this month's full moon as the strawberry moon. Meanwhile, the Creeks know it as the blackberry moon, and the Shawnee tribe calls it the raspberry moon. The full moon won't be the only celestial sight to seek out in June's night sky. The strawberry moon will also appear near the center of the Milky Way, according to galaxy's bright center will be on annual display from June through August, known as 'Core Season' because the core of the Milky Way is visible, the agency shared. Keep an eye out for a faint, hazy band resembling a cloud that seems to arc toward the south. The band is best seen away from city lights under dark skies and will appear even more vivid through long-exposure photography. Meanwhile, multiple planets will be visible in the sky this month. Mars, Jupiter and Mercury will all appear low in the west after sunset. Look for bright Venus low in the eastern sky for about two hours before the sun rises all month long. The crescent moon and Venus will appear close together in the early morning eastern sky on June 22. There are six more full moons to look out for in 2025, with supermoons occurring in October, November and December. Here's the list of full moons remaining in 2025, according to the Farmers' Almanac: July 10: Buck moon August 9: Sturgeon moon September 7: Corn moon October 6: Harvest moon November 5: Beaver moon December 4: Cold moon In the lead-up to fall, two eclipse events will grace the sky. A total lunar eclipse will be most visible from Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, parts of eastern South America, Alaska and Antarctica on September 7 and 8, according to Time and Date. A lunar eclipse, which causes the moon to look dark or dimmed, occurs when Earth is between the sun and moon and the three celestial objects line up in a row so that the moon passes into our planet's shadow. Related live story Resilience spacecraft likely crashed into the moon, Ispace confirms When the moon is within the darkest part of Earth's shadow, called the umbra, it takes on a reddish hue, which has led to the nickname 'blood moon' for a lunar eclipse, according to NASA. That shadow isn't perfect, so sunbeams sneak around the shadow's edges, bathing the moon in warm hues. A partial solar eclipse will occur on September 21 as the moon moves between the sun and Earth but the celestial bodies aren't perfectly aligned, according to NASA. In this type of event, the moon only blocks part of the sun's face, creating a crescent shape in which it appears to take a 'bite' out of the sun. This event will be visible to more remote areas of Australia, Antarctica and the Pacific Ocean.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
From Nowata to Bugtussle: How 9 Oklahoma cities, towns and places got their unique names
Outsiders and locals alike can agree Oklahoma has an abundance of town names that are hard to pronounce. Besides the pronunciation, many of these towns leave one wondering how the name came about to begin with. Here are nine Oklahoma towns and how they got their unique names. In far northeast Oklahoma, there's a city of about 3,500 people called Nowata. Not to be confused with Lotawatah Road near Lake Eufaula, the city of Nowata was given its name by the Chief of the Delaware Tribe, according to the city's website. The story goes that Delaware Chief Charles Journeycake named the area "no-we-ata," Delaware for "welcome." According to the Oklahoma Historical Society, another version of the towns origin says that a traveler, finding a dried up spring, posted a sign saying "No Wata" as a warning for others. While Slapout is unincorporated, we couldn't leave it off of this list. The service station and restaurant still bears the name "Slapout" along State Highway 3 leading into the Oklahoma Panhandle. Legend has it a man named Tom Lemmons moved a chicken coop to where the newly constructed highway passed his land during the Great Depression. He started a store inside the coop, and decided to start a town called Nye, but locals started calling the town Slapout because Lemmons sister would always tell them the store was "slap out" of whatever they wanted. A northeast Oklahoma census-designated place of about 1,300, Bushyhead was named for the Dennis W. Bushyhead, who was Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1879 to 1887. Another now-unincorporated community, Frogville is found in southeast Oklahoma just north of the Oklahoma/Texas border. The town was said to have got its name thanks to the "great plethora of frogs so large they reputedly ate young ducks." However, according to a 2001 visit by Gary Horcher, the duck-eating frogs no longer make their home in Frogville. Located just west of Okmulgee, Nuyaka is a populated place in Okmulgee County, reportedly named after the Creek pronunciation for New York. The story goes that a delegation of Creek chiefs and President George Washington met in New York, and the Creeks in present-day Alabama renamed the village Tukpafka to Nuyaka to honor the 1790 treaty they signed in the then-United-States-capital, according to the book "Okfuskee: A Creek Indian Town in Colonial America." The town was destroyed in the Creek War in 1813 and was never rebuilt. When the Muscogee (Creek) Nation was removed to Indian Territory, the name was given to the new settlement near Okmulgee. Just south of Seminole on U.S. Highway 377 is Bowlegs, a bedroom community of less than 400. According to the Oklahoma Historical Society, there are three theories about how the town got its name. It was either named to honor Seminole Chief Billy Bowlegs, Lizzie Bowlegs on whose land oil was discovered, or David Bowlegs who was murdered in the mid-1910s. Northeast of Muskogee off of Oklahoma State Highway 16 is a town that's not "great," not "terrible," it's just "okay." No, literally — it's Okay, Oklahoma. The town got its name in 1919 when the postal office became known as Okay, "honoring the O.K. 3-Ton Truck and Trailer manufactured there by the Oklahoma Auto Manufacturing Company," according to the Oklahoma Historical Society. Situated on the shores of Lake Eufaula, north of McAlester on Highway 69, is the unincorporated community of Bugtussle, Oklahoma. The town was reportedly named Bugtussle by Mr. Ran Woods who started the settlement in 1903 with a two-room schoolhouse. It is said he called it Bugtussle because there were so many bugs, it was a never ending "tussle" for him to deal with. Former Speaker of the House Carl Albert lived with his family on a farm near Bugtussle and attended the school. Some tried to rename the town Flowery Mound, but the original name persisted. An unincorporated community just northeast of Weatherford, Oklahoma, also known as Dead Women Crossing, the area is named for the unsolved murder of a woman more than a century ago. In July 1905, Katie DeWitt James was murdered and her body found near Big Deer Creek in August, her head severed from her body, Oklahoma Today reported. All that remained was her skeleton, some jewelry and a gun identified as belonging to a woman named Fannie Norton. James had reportedly been riding in a buggy with her 13-month-old daughter, Lulu Belle, and Norton, whom she had met the day before on the train from Clinton, Oklahoma. According to Oklahoma Today, witnesses saw the buggy disappear into a field near Big Deer Creek, and then returning with Norton and James' daughter at "breakneck speed." One wheel was stained with blood when Norton returned the buggy, as was Lulu's dress when Norton handed her off at the home of a nearby farmer. Norton was found and arrested in Shawnee, and while she denied killing James, she died of ingesting poison that same day, according to "Dead Woman's Crossing: The Legacy of a Territorial Murder." With Norton's death, the murder was never solved, and it is said James' ghost still haunts the area. Some even say you can hear the sound of wagon wheels going over the bridge. This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Dead Woman's Crossing to Okay, Oklahoma; How 9 places got their names
