Ready to walk
Its ready to walk when I'm all tied up, but really should stop when I'm untied. What am I?
Shoes.
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Pirate Pete
Pirate Pete had been captured by a Spanish general and sentenced to death by his 50-man firing squad. Pete cringed, as he knew their reputation for being the worst firing squad in the Spanish military. They were such bad shots that they would often all miss their targets and simply maim their victims, leaving them to bleed to death, as the general's tradition was to only allow one shot per man to save on ammunition. The thought of a slow painful death made Pete beg for mercy. "Very well, I have some compassion. You may choose where the men stand when they shoot you and I will add 50 extra men to the squad to ensure someone will at least hit you. Perhaps if they stand closer they will kill you quicker, if you're lucky," snickered the general. "Oh, and just so you don't get any funny ideas, they can't stand more than 20 ft away, they must be facing you, and you must remain tied to the post in the middle of the yard. And to show I'm not totally heartless, if you aren't dead by sundown I'll release you so you can die peacefully outside the compound. I must go now but will return tomorrow and see to it that you are buried in a nice spot, though with 100 men, I doubt there will be much left of you to bury." After giving his instructions the general left. Upon his return the next day, he found that Pete had been set free alive and well. "How could this be?" demanded the general. "It was where Pete had us stand," explained the captain of the squad.Where did Pete tell them to stand?
Pete told them to form a circle around him. All the squad was facing in at Pete, ready to shoot, when they realized that everyone who missed would likely end up shooting another squad member. So no one dared to fire, knowing the risk. Thus at sundown he was released.
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Unusual paragraph
This is an unusual paragraph. I’m curious as to just how quickly you can find out what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and plain that you would think nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is highly unusual though. Study it and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if you work at it a bit, you might find out. Try to do so without any coaching.
The letter "e", which is the most common letter in the English language, does not appear once in the long paragraph.
Paradox
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps.
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Secret password
It was a grandeur party. In order to filter the uninvited guests, the security guard was assigned a task to check the secret password. The guests invited by the royal family also were shared with the secret password.John wasn't an invited guest. He learned that the password is needed to make an entry. He hides himself and started watching the guests and the security.The first guest comes. Security told him, TWELVE and the guest replied SIX. He wished him and allowed him to enter.The second guest comes. Security told him SIX and the guest replied THREE! He was too allowed.John made an entry as third guest. Security told him EIGHT and John replied FOUR. He was thrown out of the party!Why?
The answer should be five. The password is not half of the digit, but the number that represents the number of digits told by security.
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An ancient invention
What is the ancient invention that allows people to see through walls?
A window.
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Wordplay
What word in the English language does the following: the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great man, the first six letters signify a drug, while the entire world signifies a great woman. What is the word?
Heroine
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The more you take away
The more you take away, the bigger I become. What am I?
Hole.
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Mt. Everest
Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?
Mt. Everest; it just wasn’t discovered yet.
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You go on red and stops on green
When it comes to me, you go on red and stops on green. What am I?
Watermelon.
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You bury me when I am alive
You bury me when I am alive,and dig me up when I die. What am I?
A plant.
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