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Which creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?
Man. He crawls on all fours as a baby, then walks on two feet as an adult, and then walks with a cane as an old man.

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

Fill in the sequence: 1 5 9 15 ?
21 Explanation: Position of the vowels a e i o u.

I am a part of your body. You can hold me in your left hand but not in your right hand. Who am I?
Right hand.

I can fill up an entire room and still not take up any space. Who am I?

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

Which weighs more, a pound of feathers or a pound of bricks?
Neither, they both weigh one pound.

I am a 5 letter word. Take away my first and last letter, I will remain same. If you also take away my middle letter, I will remain same. Who am I?

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?
Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.

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