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There are a few trees in a garden. On one of them, a pear tree, there are pears (quite logical). But after a strong wind blew, there were neither pears on the tree nor on the ground. How come?
At first, there were 2 pears on the tree. After the wind blew, one pear fell on the ground. So there where no pears on the tree and there were no pears on the ground.

I can fill up an entire room and still not take up any space. Who am I?

Imagine you are in a dark room. How do you get out?
Stop imagining.

Adam is 13 years old in 1980. In 1985 he is 8 years old. How?
The dates are in BC (Before Christ).

Sam's son is the brother of the only sister of Andrew. Dorothy, the only daughter of Sam, has only two brothers. What is the relation between Sam and Andrew?
Sam is Andrew's father.

First, you kill me with a knife and then you chop me in anger. Then you cry beside me. Who am I?

A calendar year has how many seconds?
12 (2nd January, 2nd February, 2nd March.....)

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

Fill in the sequence: ND, JF, MA, ?, ?, SO
MJ and JA Explanation:: "ND" is for November & December, "JF" is for January & February, "MA" is for March & April and so on.

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