Everyone gets me free when they're born, I become more precious every year, and no amount of money can buy more of me. What am I?
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Time
Everyone starts life with time, it feels more valuable as you age, and you can't buy more.
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Nobody ever sharpens me, yet I get sharper the more you use me. What am I?
Hint: You're using it right now.
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Your mind
Using your brain (like solving riddles) keeps it sharp.
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Break me and you'll end up with more pieces of me, but I'm worth exactly the same. What am I?
Hint: Ask the cashier for change.
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A twenty-dollar bill
Breaking a $20 gives you smaller bills and coins that still add up to $20.
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Fill a room with me and you won't be able to see a thing. What am I?
Hint: Flip the light switch off.
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Darkness
The more darkness there is, the less you can see.
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I take years to build and only seconds to break, yet nobody has ever seen me. What am I?
Hint: Friends and families run on me.
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Trust
Trust builds slowly over time and can be lost in an instant.
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I belong to you, but other people use me far more than you do. What am I?
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Your name
Other people say your name far more often than you do.
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What can you keep even after you've given it to someone else?
Hint: Promise me you'll get this one.
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Your word
When you give someone your word, you still keep it (as long as you're honest).
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I have a bed but never sleep, a mouth but never speak, and I run all day without any legs. What am I?
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A river
Rivers have riverbeds, mouths where they meet the sea, and they run constantly.
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I start with E, I end with E, and I usually contain only one letter. What am I?
Hint: You lick me to seal me.
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An envelope
"Envelope" starts and ends with E, and it holds a letter.
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I fly without wings, I cry without eyes, and wherever I go, darkness follows. What am I?
Hint: Look up on a gray day.
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A cloud
Clouds float in the sky, rain falls from them and they cast shadows.
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What disappears the moment you stand up?
Hint: Your cat loves sitting on it.
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Your lap
Your lap only exists while you're sitting down.
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I have many rings, but no fingers to wear them on. What am I?
Hint: Count my rings to learn my age.
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A tree
A tree trunk has growth rings, one for each year.
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