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The more I am present, the less you can see. Who am I?
Darkness.

Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A coffin.

He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?
A priest.

If NUMERAL is written as UEALRMN then how would you write ALGEBRA?

Tim came second in Math. When his mother asked him how much he had scored, he answered that he got the sum of the first 9 even numbers. His mother immediately worked out the answer. How much had he scored in Math?
90 Explanation: Sum = (n x n) + n Hence, 9 x 9 = 81 + 9 = 90

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?
The marines were standing back against the sides of the ship so they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is (of course it does not apply to the North and South Pole).

Little John has a habit of throwing things whenever he gets angry. One day he throws a toy of his and it again comes back to him without bouncing off anything. How did this happen?
John had thrown the toy straight up in the air.

Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead.
A matchstick.

I have a mouth but I can't speak, I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?

Show that half of 5 equals to 4.
Remove F and E from FIVE IV = 4 (Roman)

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