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The sun bakes them, the hand breaks them, the foot treads on them, and the mouth tastes them

The sun bakes them, the hand breaks them, the foot treads on them, and the mouth tastes them. What are they?

Hint: The sun bakes them…

✨ Grapes
L1 · what am i
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The two dice in each pair are identical

The two dice in each pair are identical. As usual, the numbers on opposite sides add up to seven. On each pair, what is the total of the two hidden sides that face each other? CLUE:Dice A has a 5 and 3

Hint: The two dice in each pair are identical…

✨ Dice A.) 5 + 3 = 8 Dice B.) 4 + 4 = 8
L2 · math
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There are 20 people in an empty, square room

There are 20 people in an empty, square room. Each person has full sight of the entire room and everyone in it. If you are not allowed to move in any way (other than your eyes). Where can you place an apple so that all but one person can see it?

Hint: There are 20 people in an empty…

✨ Place the apple on one person's head
L3 · brain teaser
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There are four brothers in this world that were all born together

There are four brothers in this world that were all born together. The first runs and never wearies. The second eats and is never full. The third drinks and is always thirsty. The fourth sings a song that is never good.

Hint: There are four brothers in this world that were all born together…

✨ Water, Fire, Earth, and Wind
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There are four girls, and four apples in a basket

There are four girls, and four apples in a basket. Every girl takes an apple, Yet one apple remains in the basket. How is this possible?

Hint: There are four girls…

✨ One girl took the basket. She took the last apple while it was in the basket
L2 · logic
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There are two bodies on the floor

There are two bodies on the floor. They are surrounded by water and broken glass. How did they die?

Hint: There are two bodies on the floor…

✨ The water came from a bowl and something was in it The fish bowl got knocked over. The bodies were goldfish
L2 · logic
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There is a bus full of people travelling over San Francisco and no one gets off the bus throughout t

There is a bus full of people travelling over San Francisco and no one gets off the bus throughout the journey. But when it gets to the other side there is not a single person left. How is this possible?

Hint: There is a bus full of people travelling over San Francisco and no one gets off …

✨ They are all married
L3 · brain teaser
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There is a clothing store in Bartlesville

There is a clothing store in Bartlesville. The owner has devised his own method of pricing items. A vest costs $20, socks cost $25, a tie costs $15 and a blouse costs $30. Using the method, how much would a pair of underwear cost?

Hint: There is a clothing store in Bartlesville…

✨ $45. The pricing method consists of charging $5 for each letter required to spell the item
L3 · brain teaser
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There is a frog, dead in the middle of an island

There is a frog, dead in the middle of an island. If he swims north, the distance to the mainland is 2 meters. If he swims south, the distance to the mainland is 3 meters. If he swims east or west, the distance is 4 meters. Which way does he swim?

Hint: There is a frog…

✨ He can't swim, he is dead
L2 · joke
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there is a man he leaves home and runs around three blocks, when he comes back home their are two ma

there is a man he leaves home and runs around three blocks, when he comes back home their are two masked men, who are they?

Hint: there is a man he leaves home and runs around three blocks…

✨ The catcher and the umpire
L3 · brain teaser
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There is a pink single story house and everything in it is pink

There is a pink single story house and everything in it is pink. The doors are pink, the windows are pink and the TV is pink. What color are the stairs…

Hint: There is a pink single story house and everything in it is pink…

✨ There are no stairs in a single story house
L1 · what am i
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There is an ancient invention still used in some parts of the world today that allows people to see

There is an ancient invention still used in some parts of the world today that allows people to see through walls. What is it?

Hint: There is an ancient invention still used in some parts of the world today that a…

✨ A window
L1 · what am i
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There once was an evil wizard

There once was an evil wizard. He took 3 woman from their homes and turned them into rose bushes that looked exactly alike. He put them in his garden. One of the woman had a husband and children and begged the wizard to let her see them. He agreed. At night, he brought the woman to her house. In the morning he came and took her home. One day the husband decided to go rescue her. So he snuck into the wizard’s garden. He looked and looked at the 3 identical rose bushes trying to figure out which could be his wife. Suddenly, he knew the answer and he took his wife home. How did he know which rose bush was his wife?

Hint: There once was an evil wizard…

✨ The wizard brought the rosebush to her home at night and returned her to the garden in the morning. Therefore, she was the only plant without dew
L2 · logic
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There was a buss with 26 people in it

There was a buss with 26 people in it. Then, they decided to cross the Golden Gate Bridge. When they crossed the bridge, there was no single person left. Also, no one got out from the bus. What happened?

Hint: There was a buss with 26 people in it…

✨ They all got married
L3 · brain teaser
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There was a green house

There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies.

Hint: There was a green house…

✨ This is a watermelon
L1 · what am i
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There was a yellow eye on a blue face, and a red eye on a green face

There was a yellow eye on a blue face, and a red eye on a green face. The yellow eye said to the red eye “we are both the same, only i’m higher, and you are lower“. What are they?

Hint: There was a yellow eye on a blue face…

✨ The sun in the sky, and a rose on the grass
L2 · what am i
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They can trickle down, They can tickle too

They can trickle down, They can tickle too. Or make you sneeze, Or comfort you. Their rustling sound, you’ve rarely heard, Unless you’re a pillow or a bird! What are they?

Hint: They can trickle down…

✨ They are feathers
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They have not flesh, nor feathers, nor scales, nor bone

They have not flesh, nor feathers, nor scales, nor bone. Yet they have fingers and thumbs of their own. What are they?

Hint: They have not flesh…

✨ Gloves
L1 · what am i
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This is as light as a feather, Yet no man can hold it for long

This is as light as a feather, Yet no man can hold it for long. What is it?

✨ Your Breath
L3 · brain teaser
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This old one runs forever, but never moves at all

This old one runs forever, but never moves at all. He has not lungs nor throat, but still a mighty roaring call. What is it?

Hint: This old one runs forever…

✨ A Waterfall
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