Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain on earth?
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When Miss Millie purchased her new parrot, the salesman assured her that it would repeat any word it heard. About a week later, Miss Millie returned the parrot complaining it hadn’t uttered a single word.

Given that the salesman had spoken the truth about the parrot’s abilities, why wouldn’t the bird talk?
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What five letter word, no matter how you pronounce it, is always pronounced wrong? Read the full story »

I’m where yesterday follows today, and tomorrow’s in the middle. What am I?
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I am the black child of a white father, a wingless bird, flying even to the clouds of heaven. I give birth to tears of mourning in pupils that meet me, even though there is no cause for grief, and at once on my birth I am dissolved into air. What am I?
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I’m the part of the bird that’s not in the sky. I can swim in the ocean and yet remain dry. What am I?
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I travel all around the world but never leave the corner. What am I? Read the full story »

You are a bus driver. At the first stop of the day, eight people get on board. At the second stop, four get off, and eleven get on. At the third stop, two get off, and six get on. At the fourth stop, thirteen get off, and one gets on. At the fifth stop, five get off, and three get on. At the sixth stop, three get off, and two get on. What color are the bus driver’s eyes?
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In a contest, four fruits (an apple, a banana, an orange, and a pear) have been placed in four closed boxes (one fruit per box). People may guess which fruit is in which box. 123 people participate in the contest. When the boxes are opened, it turns out that 43 people have guessed none of the fruits correctly, 39 people have guessed one fruit correctly, and 31 people have guessed two fruits correctly.

The Riddle : How many people have guessed three fruits correctly, and how many people have guessed four fruits correctly?
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I am a three digit number.
My tens digit is five more than my ones digit.
My hundreds digit is eight less than my tens digit.
What number am I?
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What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?

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Cathy has six pairs of black gloves and six pairs of brown gloves in her drawer. In complete darkness, how many gloves must she take from the drawer in order to be sure to get a pair that match? Think carefully!!

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