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A headless man had a letter to write; It was read by a man who had lost his sight. The dumb repeated it word for word; And deaf was he who listened and heard. Solve this riddle.
The letter in question is the letter "O". It is zero. The man had nothing to write. The blind could read nothing. The person who was dumb could repeat nothing. The deaf man listened and heard nothing.

There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?
They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.

I have three wings. At times I have 4 wings but still I cannot fly. I can rotate but I can't move from one place to other. People always relax in my company. Who am I?
Ceiling Fan

How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?
You won't find a hippo having one hand!

The diameter of a hole is 4ft 5in. How much dirt does it contain?
A hole has no dirt in it. It contains only air.

I'm sometimes white, But most often I'm black. I take you there, But never bring you back. What am I?
A hearse.

I am clean when I look black and dirty when I look white. Who am I?
Blackboard

What is half of 4 plus 4?
6. Explanation: Half of 4 is 2 and then plus 4 is 6.

Decode the following message: AENDFNDFNNIRDERDESIIEIIEAEND
A friend in need is a friend indeed. Explanation: Write the alphabets in four rows for example:

I am a drink. I am also an alphabet? Who am I?

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