I can fill a whole room, but I take up no space at all. What am I?
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Light
Light fills a room completely without taking up any physical space.
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The more of me you take, the more of me you leave behind. What am I?
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Footsteps
Every step you take leaves another footprint behind you.
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I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I?
Hint: Travelers used to fold me up.
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A map
Maps show cities, forests and rivers, but only as drawings.
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I can travel around the world while staying in one corner. What am I?
Hint: Look at the top right of an envelope.
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A stamp
A postage stamp stays in the corner of an envelope while it travels anywhere in the world.
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The older I get, the more I'm worth, and I'm happiest kept in the dark. What am I?
Hint: Try me with dinner.
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Wine
Many wines improve with age and are stored in dark cellars to protect them.
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I play the same song over and over, and I keep telling you your call is very important. What am I?
Hint: Press 1 to hear me again.
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Hold music
Customer service hold music loops endlessly while a recording insists your call matters.
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People pay me to make them hurt, and then they thank me for it. What am I?
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A personal trainer
Trainers push clients through tough workouts, and clients pay for the privilege (and usually thank them).
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People make me, people break me, and every January they make me all over again. What am I?
Hint: Gyms are packed when I'm brand-new.
Answer
A New Year's resolution
Resolutions are made on January 1, often broken within weeks, and made again the next year.
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I have a password but no secrets of my own. I connect you to the whole world, and you blame me the moment things get slow. What am I?
Hint: Have you tried turning me off and on again?
Answer
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi needs a password, connects you to the internet, and gets the blame for every slow page.
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I hide in couch cushions, I vanish the second you're running late, and I'm always in the last place you look. What am I?
Hint: You need me to start the car.
Answer
Your keys
Lost keys are a classic morning panic, and they're always in the last place you look, because that's when you stop looking.
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The more you use me, the more you hate me, yet you set me again every single night. What am I?
Hint: I'm loudest when you're sleepiest.
Answer
An alarm clock
Everyone resents their alarm in the morning, then dutifully sets it again before bed.
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I'm sent with a smile and opened with a groan. I show up every month, and I don't go away until you pay me. What am I?
Hint: Your mailbox is full of me.
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A bill
Bills arrive like clockwork, nobody's happy to open one, and they stick around until they're paid.
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