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Spell eighty using only two alphabets.

Paul's height is six feet, he's an assistant at a butcher's shop, and wears size 9 shoes. What does he weigh?

Complete the sequence: 4, 7, 15, 29, 59, 117 ?
235 Explanation: 4+3=7 7+4x2=15 15+7x2=29 29+15x2=59 59+29x2=117 117+59x2=235

Let us imagine that you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth. Now on the eastern side of that point is an island and on the western side of that point is a lake. Which one is closer to you - the island or the lake - and why?
Neither of the two because when you are standing at the southern-most point of the earth, all directions are north.

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.

He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he?
A priest.

Tim came second in Math. When his mother asked him how much he had scored, he answered that he got the sum of the first 9 even numbers. His mother immediately worked out the answer. How much had he scored in Math?
90 Explanation: Sum = (n x n) + n Hence, 9 x 9 = 81 + 9 = 90

I started learning to drive today. Just a few minutes back, I went down a one-way street in the wrong direction but I did not break the traffic rules. How?
Simple, I was not driving then, I was walking.

A box without hinges, key, or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid.

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

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