Practising music improves the symmetry of the brain.

If you think music is good for you then a little practice is even better. Get to learn the effect that a couple of hours of practice a day have on your brain by reading the lines below.

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5 Logic problems to put your brain in work.

Below are listed several problems that need some logic to be solved.

1. MILK JUGS

A milkman has two empty jugs: a three gallon jug and a five gallon jug.

How van he measure exactly one gallon without wasting any milk?

2.SOCKS AND SHOES

You are in the dark and in the floor there are six shoes of three colors, and a heap of twenty four socks, black and brown. How many socks and shoes must you take into the light to be certain that you have a matching pair of socks and a matching pair of shoes?

3.TWIN BROTHERS

Suppose there are twin brothers; one which always tells the truth and one which always lies.

What single yes/no question could you ask to either brother to figure out which is which?

4.CUT THE CAKE

How is it possible to cut a traditional circular cake into 8 equal size pieces, with only 3 cuts?

5.FOUR DIGIT NUMBER

What is the four digit number in which the first digit is one third the second, the third is the sum of the first and the second, and the last is three times the second.

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