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I am pronounced with only one letter but written with three letters. Two different letters are used to write me. My color varies from black, blue, green, brown, grey etc. Who am I?

I run around a house but I don't move. Who am I?

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

What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?
Your Name

I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?

I don't have legs but I have hands. I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?
A clock.

How many two cent stamps are there in a dozen?
12. There are 12 2-cent stamps in a dozen!

What has an eye but can not see?

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.

Mr. & Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. Mrs. Smith has 5 sons and each son has a sister who has 5 daughters each of whom have 1 brother each. How many of them went for the picnic?
2 people. Explanation: The puzzle only says that Mr. and Mrs. Smith went for a picnic. It does not say that the others accompanied them.

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