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What gets broken without being held?

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A promise.
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Fill in the blanks in the following sentence with an anagram: Almost a _________ started between two brothers to decide who will use their father's _________.

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

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A tree.
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I am soft and transparent. I am so small that you can keep me on your fingers. I have no light but I help you to see the beautiful world. I improve your vision only when I come in contact with you. Who am I?

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Contact Lens
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A ladder hangs over the side of a ship anchored in a port. The bottom rung touches the water. The distance between rungs is 20 cm and the length of the ladder is 180 cm. The tide is rising at the rate of 15 cm each hour. When will the water reach the seventh rung from the top?

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If the tide is raising water, then it is raising the ship on water, too. So water will reach still the first rung.
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The eight of us go forth not back to protect our king from a foes attack.

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Chess pawns.
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Why did the boy go to his bedroom with a pencil?

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He wanted to draw the curtains.
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When you buy me I am black in color. When you use me I am red and when you discard me I am grey in color. Who am I?

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Charcoal
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What gets wetter as it dries?

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A towel.
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What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a month or a day?

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The Letter 'E'.
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