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Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?

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Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.
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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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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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If there are 8 chocolates and you take away 5, how many do you have?

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5 of course. If you take 5, what else do you expect to have?
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What is as light as a feather, but even the world's strongest man couldn't hold it for more than a minute?

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His breath.
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A man is pushing his car along the road when he comes to a hotel. He shouts, "I'm bankrupt!" Why?

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He was playing Monopoly.
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The peacock is a bird which doesn't lay eggs. Then how does it come into the world?

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Peahens lay eggs, not peacocks
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I am a seven letter word. I have two sets of double letters in a row. I can fly like a bird or a plane. Kids love me. I end with N. Who am I?

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Balloon
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What room can no one enter?

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A mushroom.
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You can catch me but cannot throw me. Who am I?

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A cold
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