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Two lawyers were fighting against each other in a case in a courtroom. One of them is the father of the other's son. How are they related?
They are husband and wife.

Find out the difference between 18°C and 64.4°F.
Zero degree

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

I am a fruit. I am tasty and provide lots of energy. You can find also me in a calendar. Who am I?

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.

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 _________.
battle and tablet.

I am an English word. I have three consecutive double letters. Who am I?
Bookkeeper

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).

The peacock is a bird which doesn't lay eggs. Then how does it come into the world?
Peahens lay eggs, not peacocks

How many times is the alphabet "a" used while writing the spelling of each number from 1 to 500?
Not a single time.

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