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

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.

How many of each species did Moses take on the ark with him?
None, Moses wasn't on the ark Noah was.

I am an English word. I have three consecutive double letters. Who am I?
Bookkeeper

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

A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket?
Answer to this riddle goes as follows: 4 kids get an apple (one apple for each one of them) and the fifth kid gets an apple with the basket still containing the apple

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?
The letter m.

I have a thumb and four fingers, but I have no flesh or bone. Who am I?

End always begins with me. Time, space and universe always end with me. Who am I?
The letter 'E'.

A grandfather, a father and 2 sons were having tea in the garden. But there are only 3 cups on the table. Justify how.
Grandfather is the father of one son and he himself also has one son. That makes two fathers and two sons.

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