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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.

Take off my skin - I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
An onion.

Place the following letters in such a manner that it becomes something which is used to clean: boas
soap (flip the alphabet b so that it becomes p).

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?
Forward I am ton, backwards I am not

Tear one off and scratch my head what was red is black instead.
A matchstick.

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

I go around the world, but always stay in a corner.
Postal Stamp

I am slim and tall, Many find me desirable and appealing. They touch me and I give a false good feeling. Once I shine in splendor, But only once and then no more. For many I am "to die for". What am I?
A Cigarette

What is greater than God, more evil than the devil, the poor have it, the rich need it, and if you eat it, you'll die?
Nothing.

I have one letter but my name is spelled with eight. What am I?
Envelope

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