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hardlogic

Two friends ordered the same drink. One drank hers fast, finishing five drinks in the time it took the other to finish one. The dr...

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hardtricky

What two periodic elements, when combined, heal?

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mediumwhat am-i

No legs have I to dance, no lungs have I to breathe, no life have I to live or die, and yet I do all three. What am I?

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mediumlogic

A man died and went to heaven where there were millions of people. Everyone was naked and looked as they did at age 21. He saw a c...

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easytricky

What can go up and come down without moving?

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mediumfunny

I am a unit of chemical elements, but I can never be trusted. What am I?

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hardlogic

A man hijacks a plane with 8 passengers and valuable cargo. He takes the cargo and demands nine parachutes. He puts on one and jum...

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easywhat am-i

This body has no ears or tongue, so he's not able to use phones. Tickling doesn't work on him because he's only made of bones. Who...

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mediumwhat am-i

What can be measured, but has no length, width, or height?

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mediumtricky

What period of time weighs the least?

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mediumwhat am-i

I touch your face, I am in your words, I am a lack of space, and beloved by birds. What am I?

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mediumwhat am-i

I am excellent to taste, but horrible to smell. What am I?

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mediumwhat am-i

What can eat a lot of iron without getting sick?

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easywhat am-i

Your body has two of these, but they cannot give a kiss. You use them to help you walk, and twelve inches make up this. What are t...

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easywhat am-i

What grows only upwards and can never come down?

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easytricky

What has a head and a tail but no body?

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easywhat am-i

I have five little workers, busy all day. They help you grab and hold things your way. What am I?

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easywhat am-i

These are a part of your body. Sometimes they're large, sometimes they're little. They're white and they can be broken, and in som...

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easywhat am-i

I protect your brain, hard and white. Without me, it wouldn't be alright. What am I?

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easytricky

What has a Heart but no other organs?

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mediumwhat am-i

What can pierce one's ears without a hole?

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easytricky

What has feet and legs and nothing else?

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easywhat am-i

You will find 206 inside adult human bodies. Together they're a skeleton. Ligaments connect all of these. What are they?

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hardlogic

Alexander is stranded on an island covered in forest. Lightning strikes the west end and starts a fire. The wind blows east, drivi...

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