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There are 17 pigeons sitting in a row on a wall. A boy shoots the fifth pigeon. How many pigeons remain?

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None. Explanation: They all fly away at the sound of the gunshot.
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Some months have 31 days, some have 30 days, how many months in the Gregorian calendar have 28?

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All the 12 months!
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When I get multiplied by any number the sum of the figures in the product is always me. Who I am?

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9 e.g. 9 X 6 = 54; 5 + 4= 9
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When is a man drowned, but still not wet?

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When he's trapped in quicksand.
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If 0=4, 1=3, 2=3, 3=5, 4=4, 5=4, 6=3, 7=5, 8=5 and 9=4, find the value of 10, 11 and 12.

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10=3, 11=6, 12=6. Explanation: Number of letters in the spelling of each figure.
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How can you lift a hippopotamus with one hand?

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You won't find a hippo having one hand!
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What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?

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The Letter 'E'.
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There are three men in a boat with four cigarettes but no matches. How do they manage to smoke?

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They throw one cigarette overboard and made the boat a cigarette lighter.
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I have four sides. Anyone can calculate my area if they come to know the length of any one side of mine. I have four right angles within me. Which shape am I?

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Square.
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A shepherd has 18 goats. All but 6 die. How many are left?

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6 of course!
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