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Two girls were born to the same mother, on the same day, at the same time, in the same month and year and yet they're not twins. How can this be?

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The two babies are two of a set of triplets.
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I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

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A tree.
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What is always coming but never arrives?

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Tomorrow.
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Complete the sentence using two words, which are anagrams. The man with the _______ wanted to have _______.

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The man with the beard wanted to have bread.
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There are 17 pigeons sitting in a row on a wall. A boy shoots the fifth pigeon. How many pigeons remain?

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None. Explanation: They all fly away at the sound of the gunshot.
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Fill in the blanks in the following sentence with an anagram: Almost a _________ started between two brothers to decide who will use their father's _________.

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battle and tablet.
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A ladder hangs over the side of a ship anchored in a port. The bottom rung touches the water. The distance between rungs is 20 cm and the length of the ladder is 180 cm. The tide is rising at the rate of 15 cm each hour. When will the water reach the seventh rung from the top?

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If the tide is raising water, then it is raising the ship on water, too. So water will reach still the first rung.
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A slice of cake costs $3 if it is cut into two pieces. How much will it cost if it is cut into seven pieces?

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$3. As the entire slice costs $3, it doesn't matter how many pieces it is cut into.
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I have a tongue but I can't talk. I have no legs or wings but I can move from one place to another. Who am I?

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A shoe
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Fill in the blank: If Tom's father is Tony then Tony is the ________ of Tom's father.

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Name
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