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

I look like a pearl. Clouds are my grandparents. I am very delicate. I die as soon as anybody touches me. Who am I?

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

Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly.

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

Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.

I am a six letter word. I always follow you in light, but I disappear at night as I am afraid of darkness. Who am I?

Paul's height is six feet, he's an assistant at a butcher's shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?

A rooster was injected with strong fertility inducing injections that could yield an average production of 10 score eggs over a period of 10 months. How many eggs would it deliver in a single day?
A rooster does not deliver eggs, it's the hen who does that!

An American woman living in Australia was refused a burial in India. Why?
Living people can't be buried, isn't it!

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