Today's PUZZLE CLASSIC OF THE DAY

P-Board into 4 Scaled Parts

Cut this P-shaped board into 4 congruent parts (identical in area and shape, though they can be mirrored), which all are scaled versions of the board (similar).

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A Cube Through Cube

It is possible to cut a hole in one cube to enable another identically-sized cube to pass through it. What would be a shape of the minimal cross-section of such a hole?

17 Dots: Counting Squares

How many different squares are indicated by 4 dots marking their corners?

9 Dots: How Many Squares?

How many different squares indicated by four spots can be spotted here?

Digits' Product or Sum

What is bigger: the all digits' product or the all digits' sum?

Squares-in-Squares

It is possible to draw this shape without: a) taking your pencil off the paper; and b) going over any segment twice. Staring from any outer corner and not counting it as a turn, how many turns will be there in order to get back to the starting point?

Three Squares in One Line

It is possible to draw this shape without: a) taking your pencil off the paper; and b) going over any segment twice. Staring from the top left corner and not counting it as a turn, how many turns will be there in order to get back to the starting point?

Kite in the Sky

How many squares can you find in this shape? Select a square and click the "Count" button.

9 Weights

Of 9 identical weights, 8 are the same, while one (a counterfeit) is lighter than the others. The counterfeit can be found in two weighings on a plain balance with no markings on it. How many weights are put on both pans during the 1st weighing, and how many are put during the 2nd weighing?

Handshakes at a Meeting

At a secret meeting, everyone shakes hands exactly once with every other person present. Altogether 45 handshakes have been made. How many people attended the meeting?

Z-Board to Square

Cut this figure into 2 congruent parts (identical in area and shape), so that when re-arranged they can produce a perfect square.

Four 9s to make 100

Use four 9s to make 100. What two arithmetic operations should be used to achieve the result?

50 Coins in a Bag

There are 50 coins in a bag with a total value of $1. What are those coins?

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As an interesting historical note, here are 7 fascinating facts about classic puzzles:

- The oldest known puzzle is the "Stomachion," dating back to Archimedes around 200 BC;

- The Rubik's Cube, invented in 1974, has over 43 quintillion possible configurations;

- Sudoku, though associated with Japan, was actually invented by an American architect in 1979;

- Crossword puzzles first appeared in the New York World newspaper in 1913;

- The famous "Tower of Hanoi" puzzle was invented by French mathematician Édouard Lucas in 1883;

- Jigsaw puzzles were originally created as educational tools to teach geography to children;

- Logic puzzles have been used in psychological testing and entrance exams for decades due to their effectiveness in measuring reasoning ability.