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Only one color, but not one size, Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies, Present in sun, but not in rain, Doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What am I?
A shadow.

What happens when an elephant sits on a chair?
It's time to buy a new chair!

I help you in fixing your appointments and important schedules. You use me everyday several times. Still you keep on changing me every month. Who am I?
A Calendar

Does the government of Texas permit a man to marry his widow's sister?
No question of legitimacy, because the man is already dead!

When I get multiplied by any number the sum of the figures in the product is always me. Who I am?
9 e.g. 9 X 6 = 54; 5 + 4= 9

What kind of tree can you carry in your hand?

Swap one letter from each of the words "Right" and "Blight" to make two related words.
Light and Bright.

Decode the following message: AENDFNDFNNIRDERDESIIEIIEAEND
A friend in need is a friend indeed. Explanation: Write the alphabets in four rows for example:

I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty.

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.

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