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When you buy me I am black in color. When you use me I am red and when you discard me I am grey in color. Who am I?
Charcoal

There are 17 pigeons sitting in a row on a wall. A boy shoots the fifth pigeon. How many pigeons remain?
None. Explanation: They all fly away at the sound of the gunshot.

A crime is reported from 6 Park Avenue. The police reach the scene of the crime and find that a single life has been lost. The killer is also there on the spot and so are the evidences that are pointing to his crime, but the police cannot arrest him. Why?
The person who has lost his life, has killed himself. In other words, he has committed suicide

Name four days of the week starting with the alphabet "T".
Tuesday, Thursday, Today and Tomorrow

You can find me in the middle of each month in all the countries. You can always find me only in the night but never in the day.
The alphabet "N".

I am fair and shiny. People use me to find how hot they are. Some call me God. Who am I?

I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or I can be square. What am I?
Fingernails.

I have just one, but with eight to spare, I am usually friendly, but I sometimes act like I don't care. What am I?
A cat (9 lives).

I am a six letter word. Subtract one letter and twelve will remain. Who am I?

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

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