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Ben and Snow White (image via shmoolok.com)

I’m not going to say much about this story other than to encourage you to go read all six parts, as blogged by the dad, Ron Miles. I saw it first on Boing Boing, as posted by that Disney-phile Cory Doctorow. This is the kind of story that just needs to be re-told, and enjoyed (but keep the tissues handy). The setup is this: the “Snow White’s Scary Adventure” (aka SWSA) is shutting down after 40-odd years at Walt Disney World (WDW), to make way for new stuff. Ron’s son Ben, who is autistic, found an incredible joy on the ride, to the point that he rode it, quite literally, thousands of times. With the closure of the ride pending, his family decided to help him try to reach a milestone number of rides. And when the staff at WDW got involved on the ride’s last day, Ben’s life became a little bit magical.

Go read:

Prelude
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Epilogue

Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery. Each morning at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time you’ll see a new puzzle, and the previous day’s answer (in invisitext) posted here.

SPOILER WARNING:
We leave the comments on so people can work together to find the answer. As such, if you want to figure it out all by yourself, DON’T READ THE COMMENTS!

Also, with the knowledge that because others may publish their answers before you do, if you want to be able to search for information without accidentally seeing the answer somewhere, you can use the Google-a-Day site’s search tool, which will automatically filter out published answers, to give you a spoiler-free experience.

And now, without further ado, we give you…

TODAY’S PUZZLE:

What occupation did gunfighter Doc Holliday and patriot Paul Revere have in common?

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER (mouseover to see):

Search [Acer saccharum] to learn that it’s the sugar maple tree, whose sap is boiled to make maple syrup. Search [maple syrup sugar Canada] to find that syrup must be at least 66% sugar to qualify as maple syrup in Canada.

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The first GeekDad Day ever has come and gone. According to our tally, over 180,000 people in all 50 states and 22 countries around the world took our challenge to step beyond the greeting cards and cheap ties, and turn Father’s Day into a celebration of modern parenthood. And if the pictures and video shared with us are any indication, that challenge was met. But please remember: the spirit of GeekDad Day should not be limited to one day. Every GeekDad and GeekMom should make it their mission to build, create, tinker, dissect, and void warranties with their kids whenever possible. Only through doing does any of us learn, but when we can learn together, the knowledge is just that much sweeter.

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TODAY’S PUZZLE:

You’re enjoying breakfast with Acer saccharum from Canada as a condiment. At least what percentage of it is sugar?

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER (mouseover to see):

Search [“The Artist’s Son Titus at His Desk”] to find Rembrandt. Search [Rembrandt painting father and son] to learn that it’s “The Return of the Prodigal Son.” Search [“Return of Prodigal Son” forgives] to confirm that the father forgives the son.

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