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I have keys that open nothing, a space you can't enter, and a return that never comes back. What am I?
Hint: You might be touching one right now.
Answer
A keyboard
A keyboard has keys, a space bar and a Return key, none of which work the way the words usually mean.
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A man pushes his car up to a hotel and tells the owner he's bankrupt. Why?
Answer
He's playing Monopoly
In Monopoly, landing on a hotel you can't afford can bankrupt you, and one of the tokens is a car.
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A rooster lays an egg right on the peak of a barn roof. Which side does it roll down?
Answer
Neither side. Roosters don't lay eggs.
Only hens lay eggs, so there's no egg to roll.
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How many months of the year have 28 days?
Hint: Read the question again.
Answer
All twelve
Every month has at least 28 days. February is just the only one that sometimes stops there.
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You're running a race and you pass the person in second place. What place are you in now?
Hint: You took their spot, not first place.
Answer
Second place
Passing the runner in second puts you in second. First place is still ahead of you.
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A mother has five daughters, and each daughter has one brother. How many children does she have?
Hint: The daughters share.
Answer
Six
All five daughters have the same brother, so there are five girls and one boy.
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What happens once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in a thousand years?
Hint: Look at the spelling.
Answer
The letter M
"Minute" has one M, "moment" has two, and "a thousand years" has none.
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A plane crashes exactly on the border between the US and Canada. Where do they bury the survivors?
Hint: Who is still alive?
Answer
You don't bury survivors
Survivors are alive, so nobody buries them.
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Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the tallest mountain in the world?
Hint: Discovery doesn't change height.
Answer
Mount Everest
Everest was still the tallest mountain even before anyone measured it.
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Tom's mom has three children. The first two are named Penny and Nickel. What's the third child's name?
Hint: Read the first two words again.
Answer
Tom
The riddle starts with "Tom's mom," so her third child is Tom, not Dime.
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You walk into a dark cabin with one match. There's a candle, an oil lamp and a fireplace. What do you light first?
Hint: You can't light anything without it.
Answer
The match
You have to light the match before you can light anything else.
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A red house is made of red bricks and a blue house is made of blue bricks. What is a greenhouse made of?
Hint: Plants need sunlight.
Answer
Glass
A greenhouse is a glass building for growing plants.
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